Public money · district municipality
Z F Mgcawu
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Z F Mgcawu District Municipality Council.
Income statement, headline items
Original budget, adjusted budget and audited actual side by side; each is its own figure
| Financial year | Item | Original budget | Adjusted budget | Audited actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | R 101 432 973 | R 95 414 770 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 101 419 643 | R 95 394 560 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | R 13 330 | R 20 210 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 92 078 414 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 96 906 811 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 4 828 397 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 91 474 829 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 94 955 443 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 3 480 614 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 87 560 566 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 85 686 074 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | R 1 874 492 |
Unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure
As the municipality reported it; not a finding of wrongdoing by itself
| Year | Unauthorised | Irregular | Fruitless and wasteful |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | R 0 | R 98 874 | R 119 324 |
| 2022/23 | R 0 | R 25 422 | R 23 608 |
| 2021/22 | R 1,6 million | R 2,2 million | R 9 439 |
| 2020/21 | R 0 | R 3,0 million | R 522 722 |
| 2019/20 | R 1,2 million | R 4,4 million | R 611 335 |
| 2018/19 | R 0 | R 2,7 million | R 81 713 |
| 2017/18 | R 0 | R 684 494 | R 11 950 |
| 2016/17 | R 3,9 million | — | R 34 651 |
Audit opinions
The Auditor-General's opinion on the annual financial statements, per year
| Year | Opinion | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2022/23 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2021/22 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2020/21 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2019/20 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2018/19 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2017/18 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2016/17 | Unqualified - No findings | not linked |
| 2015/16 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2014/15 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2013/14 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2012/13 | Unqualified - No findings | not linked |
| 2011/12 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2010/11 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
Capital expenditure by type
Latest audited year with figures; original and adjusted budgets beside the audited actual
| Type | Original budget | Adjusted budget | Audited actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deprecation | R 1,1 million | — | R 1,4 million |
| New | R 3,3 million | — | R 1,6 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 380 000 | — | R 595 886 |
Conditional grants
Largest grant budgets in the latest year published (Treasury publishes budgets, not audited receipts, here)
| Grant | Adjusted budget |
|---|---|
| Other Departments | R 649 000 |
| Rural Road Assets Management Systems Grant | R 2,9 million |
| Local Government Financial Management Grant | R 1,0 million |
| Agriculture | R 1 000 |
- capital
- 2017/18 – 2025/26
- conditional grant
- 2012/13 – 2018/19
- income expenditure
- 2017/18 – 2025/26
- uifw expenditure
- 2011/12 – 2023/24
Tender notices by the municipality
Where the municipality publishes on the eTender portal under its demarcation name
Why no ward figures
National Treasury reports municipal finance for the municipality as a whole. Mandate SA shows it at that level and never divides it across wards; a ward’s page links here instead.