Public money · municipality
Matatiele
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Matatiele 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 594 609 785 | R 595 287 785 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 594 623 647 | R 595 301 647 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | −R 13 862 | −R 13 862 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 553 465 474 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 561 750 728 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 8 285 254 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 535 492 489 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 601 781 398 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 66 288 909 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 458 263 549 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 530 390 936 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 72 127 387 |
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 85 274 | R 217 800 | R 218 664 |
| 2022/23 | R 0 | R 200 000 | R 134 122 |
| 2021/22 | R 93 million | R 10 million | R 47 689 |
| 2020/21 | R 70 million | R 15 million | R 901 631 |
| 2019/20 | R 38 million | R 1,5 million | R 3 082 |
| 2018/19 | R 0 | R 7,1 million | R 5 345 |
| 2017/18 | R 0 | R 276 530 | R 7 605 |
| 2016/17 | R 94 704 | R 2,0 million | R 39 194 |
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 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2021/22 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2020/21 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2019/20 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2018/19 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2017/18 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2016/17 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2015/16 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2014/15 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2013/14 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2012/13 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 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 53 million | — | R 60 million |
| New | R 108 million | — | R 86 million |
| Renewal | R 51 million | — | R 31 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 28 million | — | R 17 million |
| Upgrading | R 24 million | — | R 15 million |
Conditional grants
Largest grant budgets in the latest year published (Treasury publishes budgets, not audited receipts, here)
| Grant | Adjusted budget |
|---|---|
| Sport, Arts and Culture | R 600 000 |
| Municipal Infrastructure Grant | R 60 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Allocation in-kind) Grant | R 59 million |
| Public Works, Roads and Transport | R 43 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant | R 41 million |
| Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant (Municipality) | R 3,2 million |
| Local Government Financial Management Grant | R 1,7 million |
- 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
SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF ROADBLOCK TRAILER AND EQUIPMENT
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CEMETERIES AND EXTENSION OF EXISTING AND ACESS ROADS WITHIN BOTH CEMETERIES
ANNUAL LICENSE RENEWAL OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF PUBLIC SAFETY PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND UNIFORM
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF BRUSH CUTTERS AND GLASS CUTTING SLASHER
SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE OF BACK UP GENERATOR
SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF CLEARVIEW FENCING AT MUNCIPAL STORES
INSTALLATION OF MUNICIPAL SURVEILANCE CAMERA AND PUBLIC WI-FI HOTSPOTS
SUPPLY. INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF NETWORK POINTS, WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS, REWIRING AND STRUCTURED NETWORK CABLING.
SUPPLY, INSTALL, TRAIN PERSONNEL AND DELIVERY OF FIRE ENGINE TRUCK EQUIPMENT
CLEANING OD STORM-WATER PIPES OVER A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR ENVIRONEMENT AND WASTE UNIT.
APPOINTMENT OF (ONE) SERVICE PROVIDER TO PROVIDE IN-HOUSE TRAVEL & ACCOMODATION AND CONFERENCE FACILITIES TO THE MATATIELE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS
PROVISION OF INTERNAL AUDIT SOFTWARE MATATIELE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
MATATIELE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY DATA CENTRE SERVERS
SUPPLY, DELIVERY INSTALLATION, COMMISSIONING AND BRANDING OF A TRAILER-MOUNTED 11KV ELECTRICAL FAULT LOCATION SYSTEM FOR MATATIELE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
EMAIL MANAGEMENT, ARCHIVING & CONTINUITY
CLEANING AND REFUSE REMOVAL IN MATATIELE BUXTON PARK, NEW JERUSALEM AND ALL RESIDENTIAL AREAS WITHIN THE (CBD)
CLEANING AND REFUSE REMOVAL IN MALUTI
CLEANING AND REFUSE REMOVAL IN MOUNTAINVIEW & HARRY GWALA PARK
APPOINTMENT OF MUNICIPAL PANEL OF FOUR ATTORNEYS/ FIRMS OF ATTORNEYS FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS FROM 2026/2027 FINANCIAL YEAR
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF GRASS CUTTING EQUIPMENT AND FULL ACCOSSERIES
PROVISION OF ENVIRNMENTAL AND WASTE AUDIT OF LANDFILL SITE OF MATATIELE LOCAL MNUNICIPALITY
PROVISION FOR BANKING SERVICES
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.