Public money · municipality
Ulundi
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Ulundi 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 508 182 721 | R 640 388 734 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 580 064 383 | R 728 486 934 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | −R 71 881 662 | −R 88 098 200 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 530 809 055 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 641 968 045 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 111 158 990 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 490 018 057 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 624 997 463 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 134 979 406 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 407 388 983 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 510 084 259 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 102 695 276 |
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 88 million | R 106 million | R 2,3 million |
| 2022/23 | R 1,9 million | R 71 million | R 9,8 million |
| 2021/22 | R 0 | R 33 million | R 18 545 |
| 2020/21 | R 0 | R 44 million | R 0 |
| 2019/20 | R 0 | R 30 million | R 15 million |
| 2018/19 | R 0 | R 73 million | R 11 million |
| 2017/18 | R 0 | R 56 million | R 5,6 million |
| 2016/17 | — | R 12 million | R 6,7 million |
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 - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2021/22 | Qualified | 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 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2015/16 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2014/15 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | 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 58 million | — | R 29 million |
| New | R 42 million | — | R 23 million |
| Renewal | R 434 783 | — | R 1,6 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 13 million | — | R 31 million |
| Upgrading | R 960 587 | — | R 2,8 million |
Conditional grants
Largest grant budgets in the latest year published (Treasury publishes budgets, not audited receipts, here)
| Grant | Adjusted budget |
|---|---|
| Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant (Municipality) | R 3,9 million |
| Municipal Infrastructure Grant | R 36 million |
| Sport, Arts and Culture | R 3,0 million |
| Public Works, Roads and Transport | R 28 million |
| Local Government Financial Management Grant | R 1,9 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant | R 18 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Allocation in-kind) Grant | R 12 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
Installation of council chamber audio conference system
Provision of digital media for 36 months
Supply and delivery of LED goods
Provision of digital media for 36 months
Supply and delivery of cattle dip tank chemicals
Informal trading park home phase 2
Ulundi SDF for 2027 2028
Informal trading park home phase 2
Supply and delivery of indigenous goats
Catering services for 36 months
Supply and delivery of cattle dip tank chemicals
Ulundi human settlement plan 2027-2028
Supply and delivery of cattle dip tank chemicals
Ulundi IDP for 2027-2028 to 2031-2032
Supply and delivery of stationery for 36 months
Supply and delivery of cleaning materials for 36 months
Supply and delivery of refuse bags for 36 months
Provision of internet for 36 months
Animal pounding for 36 months
Supply and delivery of LED goods
Informal trading mobile containers
Appointment of a service provider to review the spatial development framework (SDF) for 06 months
Supply and delivery of cleaning materials for 36 months
Supply and delivery of refuse bags for 36 months
Supply and delivery of stationery for 36 months
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.