Public money · municipality
Mthonjaneni
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Mthonjaneni 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 210 121 377 | R 210 121 377 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 197 636 055 | R 197 636 055 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | R 12 485 322 | R 12 485 322 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 181 934 549 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 249 818 586 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 67 884 037 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 174 919 266 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 230 246 494 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 55 327 228 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 160 138 224 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 214 030 563 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 53 892 339 |
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 47 million | R 87 million | R 2,5 million |
| 2022/23 | R 38 million | R 64 million | R 1,7 million |
| 2021/22 | R 20 million | R 49 million | R 235 466 |
| 2020/21 | R 0 | R 24 million | R 201 340 |
| 2019/20 | R 5,7 million | R 24 million | R 990 712 |
| 2018/19 | R 0 | R 24 million | R 341 816 |
| 2017/18 | R 1,5 million | R 36 million | R 56 504 |
| 2016/17 | — | R 10 million | R 42 222 |
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 23 million | — | R 29 million |
| New | R 13 million | — | R 40 million |
| Renewal | R 173 913 | — | R 203 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 7,0 million | — | R 13 million |
| Upgrading | R 17 million | — | R 371 348 |
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 3,1 million |
| Local Government Financial Management Grant | R 2,9 million |
| Municipal Infrastructure Grant | R 22 million |
| Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant (Municipality) | R 1,8 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant | R 15 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Allocation in-kind) Grant | R 150 000 |
| Sport, Arts and Culture | R 1,0 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.