Public money · municipality
Walter Sisulu
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Walter Sisulu Local 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 490 072 261 | R 486 059 583 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 524 942 511 | R 526 929 832 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | −R 34 870 250 | −R 40 870 249 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 432 107 941 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 589 287 587 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 157 179 646 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 566 373 962 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 579 443 715 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 13 069 753 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 353 542 625 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 409 415 948 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 55 873 323 |
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 99 million | R 22 million | R 8,5 million |
| 2022/23 | R 51 million | R 11 million | R 40 million |
| 2021/22 | R 26 million | R 18 million | R 34 million |
| 2020/21 | R 116 million | R 25 million | R 240 932 |
| 2019/20 | R 77 million | R 53 million | R 23 million |
| 2018/19 | R 78 million | R 19 million | R 23 million |
| 2017/18 | R 63 million | R 4,8 million | R 15 million |
| 2016/17 | R 75 million | R 933 372 | R 8,2 million |
Audit opinions
The Auditor-General's opinion on the annual financial statements, per year
| Year | Opinion | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2022/23 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2021/22 | Adverse opinion | not linked |
| 2020/21 | Disclaimer of opinion | not linked |
| 2019/20 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2018/19 | Disclaimer of opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2017/18 | Disclaimer of opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2016/17 | Disclaimer of opinion | 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 33 million | — | R 30 million |
| New | R 21 million | — | R 6,9 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 7,3 million | — | R 11 million |
| Upgrading | R 18 million | — | R 52 million |
Conditional grants
Largest grant budgets in the latest year published (Treasury publishes budgets, not audited receipts, here)
| Grant | Adjusted budget |
|---|---|
| Public Works, Roads and Transport | R 6,7 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Allocation in-kind) Grant | R 575 000 |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant | R 5,2 million |
| Local Government Financial Management Grant | R 4,3 million |
| Sport, Arts and Culture | R 1,9 million |
| Municipal Infrastructure Grant | R 19 million |
| Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant (Municipality) | R 1,5 million |
| Housing and Local Government | R 15 million |
- capital
- 2017/18 – 2025/26
- conditional grant
- 2016/17 – 2018/19
- income expenditure
- 2017/18 – 2025/26
- uifw expenditure
- 2014/15 – 2023/24
Tender notices by the municipality
Where the municipality publishes on the eTender portal under its demarcation name
Provision of training service provider for MFMP for a period of three years
Appointment of a service provider for the culling of animals at Buffel Spruit
Provision of training service provider for peace officers for a period of three years
Provision of training service provider for preparing and laying pre cast for a period of three years
Provision of training service provider for general road maintanance for a period of three years
Provision of training service provider for maintanance and handling of engineering hand tools for a period of three years
Provision of training service provider for Basic Life Support
Provision of training service provider for leadership management
Preparation of Annual Financial Statements for (3) Years and Interim Financial Statements (3) Years
Placement of adverts, Interviews and Live broadcast of Municipal Programmes on National ,Provincial and Community Radio Stations for a period of 36 months
Upgrade and maintenance of Municipal website for a period of 36 months
Supply and Delivery of a Cherry Picker
Appointment of a Panel of Professional Service Providers to Provide Civil Engineering Services For Walter Sisulu Local Municipality For a Period OF 3 Years
APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER TO RENDER DIRECT AND INDIRECT TAX SERVICES FOR WALTER SISULU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS
APPOINTMENT OF PANEL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE PROVIDER TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR WALTER SISULU LOCAL UNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF 3YEARS
Provision of security services, Installation, Monitoring and Maintenance of CCTV Cameras and Alarm System for a period of three years
Panel of Service Providers for the provision of legal services for a period of three years
Supply, Delivery, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of 20MVA, 22kV, DYN 11 Power Transformer & 12KV NER Transformer
Provision of Debt Collection Services
Provision of Short Term Insurance Services
Panel of service providers for the supply and delivery of stationery for a period of three years
Panel of service providers for the supply and delivery of cleaning material for a period of three years
Provision of Internal Audit Services for a period of three years
Provision of Mscoa Enterprise Resource Planning system for a period of three years
Provision of Auctioneering Services for a period of three years
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.