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Ubuhlebezwe
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Ubuhlebezwe 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 244 546 675 | R 242 012 351 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 309 978 608 | R 311 913 477 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | −R 65 431 933 | −R 69 901 126 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 252 613 435 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 274 667 264 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 22 053 829 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 265 179 407 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 248 827 457 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | R 16 351 950 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 193 975 881 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 207 367 823 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 13 391 942 |
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 9,9 million | R 863 783 | R 3 078 |
| 2022/23 | R 20 million | R 7,6 million | R 6 404 |
| 2021/22 | R 0 | R 53 million | R 1 142 |
| 2020/21 | R 0 | R 67 million | R 0 |
| 2019/20 | R 0 | R 274 million | R 5 770 |
| 2018/19 | R 0 | R 580 000 | R 2 395 |
| 2017/18 | R 0 | R 12 million | R 2 856 |
| 2016/17 | — | R 448 983 | R 107 931 |
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 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2018/19 | Qualified | not linked |
| 2017/18 | Qualified | 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 - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2013/14 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2012/13 | Unqualified - No findings | not linked |
| 2011/12 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2010/11 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | not linked |
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 36 million | — | R 32 million |
| New | R 39 million | — | R 36 million |
| Renewal | R 15 million | — | R 1,7 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 13 million | — | R 13 million |
| Upgrading | R 8,8 million | — | R 36 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 6,9 million |
| Municipal Infrastructure Grant | R 26 million |
| Local Government Financial Management Grant | R 2,0 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Allocation in-kind) Grant | R 18 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant | R 16 million |
| Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant (Municipality) | R 1,6 million |
| Sport, Arts and Culture | R 1,0 million |
- capital
- 2018/19 – 2025/26
- conditional grant
- 2012/13 – 2018/19
- income expenditure
- 2018/19 – 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
The Appointment of service provider to undertake Drawings,Submission and Approval of AS-Built Plans, Source Copies of SG Diagram & Title Deeds for all Municipal Buildings within Jurisdiction of the Johannes Phumani Phungula Local Municipality
Supply and Installation of Fencing for Municipal Store Facility
Panel of Hardware for Building Materials of Hall Maintenance & Disaster Incidents
Supply and Delivery of Protective Clothing for a period of 36 months
The Appointment of a professional service provider to review the Strategic Environmental Assessment for Johannes Phumani Phungula Local Municipality
Provision of Banking Services (including conclusive Fleet Management Solution, Tracker & Cash in Transit) for a period of 36 months)
Panel of Hardware for Building Materials of Hall Maintenance & Disaster Incidents
Supply & Installation of Security Fencing for State Aided
Renovations of Jolivet Hall
Renovations of Traffic Building
Supply and Delivery of Tracker on Municipal Vehicles for a period of 36 months
Upgrading of Fairview Access Road to Asphalt in Ward 4
Supply and Installation of Security Fencing for Light Industrial Site
Panel of Construction Trucks and Plant Hire for a period of 36 months
Supply and Installation of Security Fencing (Thusong,Heck & Highflats Hall)
Panel of Service Providers to provide Various Training for a period of 36 months
Construction of Mnyanyabuzi Multi-Purpose Centre in Ward 5
Upgrading of Fairview Access Road to Asphalt in Ward 4
Construction of Phuthini Pedestrian Bridge in Ward 12
Lease of Municipal Property ERF 174 (previously known as the Railway Cafe)
Erection of Street Advertising Boards within Ixopo Town for a period of 60 months
Supply, Installation & Delivery of 80 Solar Powered Streetlights
Leasing of Municipal Vehicles for a period of 36 months
Highflats Electrification for 375 Connections in Ward 13 (Phase 2)
Request for Proposals for the Development of Gold Course Mixed Use
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.