Public money · municipality
Ba-Phalaborwa
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Ba-Phalaborwa 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 750 285 699 | R 742 767 647 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 795 145 514 | R 787 205 318 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | −R 44 859 815 | −R 44 437 671 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 597 561 953 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 786 171 729 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 188 609 776 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 553 272 374 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 817 887 412 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 264 615 038 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 562 020 403 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 448 700 020 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | R 113 320 383 |
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 million | R 21 million | R 7,2 million |
| 2022/23 | R 0 | R 22 million | R 182 862 |
| 2021/22 | R 62 million | R 41 million | R 0 |
| 2020/21 | R 27 million | R 29 million | R 86 673 |
| 2019/20 | R 83 million | R 24 million | R 422 519 |
| 2018/19 | R 100 million | R 36 million | R 44 631 |
| 2017/18 | R 69 million | R 37 million | R 241 052 |
| 2016/17 | — | R 17 million | R 829 931 |
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 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2021/22 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2020/21 | Qualified | 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 | Disclaimer of opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2015/16 | Disclaimer of opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2014/15 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2013/14 | Disclaimer of opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2012/13 | Disclaimer of opinion | not linked |
| 2011/12 | Disclaimer of opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2010/11 | Disclaimer of opinion | 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 84 million | — | R 69 million |
| New | R 45 million | — | R 45 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 26 million | — | R 22 million |
| Upgrading | R 15 million | — | −R 4,4 million |
Conditional grants
Largest grant budgets in the latest year published (Treasury publishes budgets, not audited receipts, here)
| Grant | Adjusted budget |
|---|---|
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant | R 5,0 million |
| Municipal Infrastructure Grant | R 46 million |
| Local Government Financial Management Grant | R 2,2 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Allocation in-kind) Grant | R 20 million |
| Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant (Municipality) | 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
PANEL OF CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL INFRSTRUCTURE AND NEW INSTALLATIONS IN BA-PHALABORWA MUNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS. GRADE 7-9 EP
PANEL OF ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS FOR ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION, REPAIRS AND NEW INSTALLATIONS IN BA-PHALABORWA MUNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS
PANEL OF CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND NEW INSTALLATIONS IN BA-PHALABORWA MUNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS CIBD GRADE 4-6CE OR HIGHER
PANEL OF ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS FOR CIVIL CONSTRUCTION, REPAIRS AND NEW INSTALLATIONS IN BA-PHALABORWA MUNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS
PANEL OF CONSTRUCTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND NEW INSTALLATIONS IN BA-PHALABORWA MUNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS CIBD GRADING 1-3CE OR HIGHER
PANEL OF CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND NEW INSTALLATIONS IB BA-PHALABORWA MUNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS CIBD GRADE 7-9CE
PANEL OF CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND NEW INSTALLATIONS IN BA-PHALABORWA MUNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS. CIBD GRADE 4-6EP
APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDER FOR A FULLY FUNDED REVENUE ENHANCEMENT AND INTEGRATED MULTI-UTILITY PREPAID VENDING SOLUTIONS FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS
PROVISION OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PHALABORWA WASTE LANDFILL SITE FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS (36 months) (Re-Advert)
APPOINTMENT OF A PANEL OF ATTORNEYS FOR PUBLIC LAW AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES, TOWN PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SERVICES, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LAW SERVICES, LABOUR LAW SERVICES, PROPERTY LAW, CONVEYANCING AND NOTARIAL REGISTRATION, FORENSIC LEGAL SERVICES)
PANEL OF CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND NEW INSTALLATIONS IN BA-PHALABORWA MUNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS CIBD GRADE 1-3EP
Provision of consultancy and installation of 20x solar high mast lights in Phalaborwa (Turn-key project)
Provision of consultancy for upgrading of gravel to block paving from clinic via ZCC in Makhushane
Provision of consultancy for installation of stormwater culvert at Shitshitwe
Provision of consultancy for upgrading of gravel to block paving road from Nkateko to Pondo in Lulekani
Tender advert July 2025
Provision of consultancy for installation of stormwater culvert at Shishitwe
Provision of consultancy for installation of stormwater culvert at Shishitwe
Provision of consultancy and construction of overhead line from ext6 to Spar (turn-key projects)
Provision of consultancy and installation of high mast lights in Phalaborwa (turn-key projects)
Provision of consultancy and construction of overhead line from ext7 to Spar (turn-key Projects)
Appointment of a contractor for the construction of Trapezoidal concrete drain(160m) at Potgieter stream
Provision of consultancy for rehabilitation of Chiamelo street at Palesa section in Namakgale (turn key Project)
Refurbishment of Namakgale Stadium
Provision of consultancy for the upgrading of road from gravel to block paving from Nkateko to Pondo inLulekani
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.