Public money · municipality
Mfolozi
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Mfolozi 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 244 061 565 | R 247 327 439 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 261 865 431 | R 275 588 864 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | −R 17 803 866 | −R 28 261 425 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 254 896 394 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 263 235 964 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 8 339 570 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 242 389 741 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 258 729 613 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 16 339 872 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 208 555 262 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 236 416 236 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 27 860 974 |
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 39 million | R 71 million | R 3 230 |
| 2022/23 | R 43 million | R 34 million | R 440 270 |
| 2021/22 | R 24 million | R 54 million | R 578 842 |
| 2020/21 | R 9,7 million | R 45 million | R 15 290 |
| 2019/20 | R 0 | R 25 million | R 30 759 |
| 2018/19 | R 0 | R 31 million | R 62 734 |
| 2017/18 | R 26 million | R 15 million | R 196 562 |
| 2016/17 | R 27 million | R 3,0 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 | 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 | 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 28 million | — | R 33 million |
| New | R 43 million | — | R 22 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 14 million | — | R 14 million |
| Upgrading | — | — | R 2,4 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 604 000 |
| Sport, Arts and Culture | R 2,6 million |
| Municipal Infrastructure Grant | R 26 million |
| Local Government Financial Management Grant | R 1,9 million |
| Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant (Municipality) | R 1,6 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant | R 11 million |
| Municipal Systems Improvement Grant | R 1,1 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
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.