Public money · municipality
Polokwane
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Polokwane 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 5 850 979 267 | R 5 904 676 063 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 5 724 363 741 | R 5 728 193 851 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | R 126 615 526 | R 176 482 212 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 5 981 284 380 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 6 253 474 272 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 272 189 892 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 4 470 687 744 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 5 311 959 607 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 841 271 863 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 4 169 977 110 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 5 109 414 602 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 939 437 492 |
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 932 million | R 432 million | R 6,1 million |
| 2022/23 | R 1,0 billion | R 256 million | R 0 |
| 2021/22 | R 541 million | R 167 million | R 18 million |
| 2020/21 | R 614 million | R 73 million | R 17 708 |
| 2019/20 | R 462 million | R 1,5 million | R 0 |
| 2018/19 | R 437 million | R 3,5 million | R 0 |
| 2017/18 | R 411 million | R 89 million | R 98 208 |
| 2016/17 | R 292 million | R 199 million | R 8 629 |
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 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2019/20 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2018/19 | Outstanding | not linked |
| 2017/18 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2016/17 | Qualified | 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 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2012/13 | Disclaimer of opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2011/12 | Disclaimer of opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2010/11 | Qualified | 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 387 million | — | R 882 million |
| New | R 646 million | — | R 546 million |
| Renewal | R 75 million | — | R 157 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 789 million | — | R 795 million |
| Upgrading | R 99 million | — | R 88 million |
Conditional grants
Largest grant budgets in the latest year published (Treasury publishes budgets, not audited receipts, here)
| Grant | Adjusted budget |
|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management (Municipal) Grant | R 8,0 million |
| Infrastructure Skills Development Grant | R 6,5 million |
| Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant (Municipality) | R 5,7 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Allocation in-kind) Grant | R 53 million |
| Neighbourhood Development Partnership (Schedule 6B) | R 500 000 |
| Neighbourhood Development Partnership (Schedule 5B) | R 45 million |
| Housing and Local Government | R 4,2 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant | R 39 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
INVITATION TO SERVICE PROVIDERS TO REGISTER ON THE POLOKWANE MUNICIPALITY ONLINE DATABASE OF SUPPLIERS FOR 2026/2027
APPOINTMENT OF TWENTY (20) CONTRACTORS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF WATER AND SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN POLOKWANE MUNICIPALITY AS AND WHEN REQUIRED FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (03) YEARS
LEASE OF REMAINING EXTENT OF ERF A PORTION OF THE REMAINDER OF PORTION 10 OF FARM STERKLOOP 688 LS BADMINTON CLUB A FOR A PERIOD OF NINE (9) YEARS AND 11 MONTHS.
LEASE OF REMAINING EXTENT OF ERF 2187 PIETERSBURG EXT 008 NOORDELIKES RUGBY CLUB FOR A PERIOD OF NINE (9) YEARS AND 11 MONTHS
LEASE OF REMAINING EXTENT OF ERF A PORTION OF THE REMAINDER OF PORTION 5 OF FARM STERKLOOP 688 LS BOWLING CLUB FOR A PERIOD OF NINE (9) YEARS AND 11 MONTHS.
LEASE OF REMAINING EXTENT OF ERF A PORTION OF THE REMAINDER OF PORTION 10 OF FARM STERKLOOP 688 LS GYMNASTIC CLUB A FOR A PERIOD OF NINE (9) YEARS AND 11 MONTHS
LEASE OF REMAINING EXTENT OF ERF A PORTION OF THE REMAINDER OF PORTION 5 OF FARM STERKLOOP 688 LS BON MARQUE FITNESS CLUB FOR A PERIOD OF NINE (9) YEARS AND 11 MONTHS.
LEASE OF REMAINING EXTENT OF ERF 211 IVY PARK JUKSKEI CLUB FOR A PERIOD OF NINE (9) YEARS AND 11 MONTHS
LEASE OF REMAINING EXTENT OF ERF A PORTION OF THE REMAINDER OF PORTION 10 OF FARM STERKLOOP 688 LS KARATE CLUB B FOR A PERIOD OF NINE (9) YEARS AND 11 MONTHS.
LEASE OF REMAINING EXTENT OF A PORTION OF THE REMAINDER OF PORTION 10 OF THE FARM STERKLOOP 688 LS ATHLETIC CLUB FOR A PERIOD OF NINE (9) YEARS AND 11 MONTHS.
LEASE OF REMAINING EXTENT OF ERF A PORTION OF THE REMAINDER OF PORTION 10 OF FARM STERKLOOP 688 LS GYMNASTIC CLUB B FOR A PERIOD OF NINE (9) YEARS AND 11 MONTHS.
LEASE OF REMAINING EXTENT OF ERF A PORTION OF THE REMAINDER OF PORTION 10 OF FARM STERKLOOP 688 LS POLICE RUGBY CLUB FOR A PERIOD OF NINE (9) YEARS AND 11 MONTHS
LEASE OF REMAINING EXTENT OF ERF A PORTION OF FARM STERKLOOP 288 LS TENNIS SPORT CLUB FOR A PERIOD OF NINE (9) YEARS AND 11 MONTHS
LEASE OF REMAINING EXTENT OF ERF A PORTION OF THE REMAINDER OF PORTION 10 OF FARM STERKLOOP 688 LS SQUASH CLUB FOR A PERIOD OF NINE (9) YEARS AND 11 MONTHS
LEASE OF REMAINING EXTENT OF ERF A PORTION OF THE REMAINDER OF PORTION 5 OF FARM STREKLOOP 688 LS WRESTLING ACADEMY SPORT CLUB FOR A PERIOD OF NINE (9) YEARS AND 11 MONTHS
LEASE OF REMAINING EXTENT OF ERF A PORTION OF PORTION 5 OF FARM 746 WELTERVREDEN LS AND A PORTION OF PORTION 8 OF FARM WELTERVREDEN 746 LS JC MOULDER SHOOTING RANGE CLUB FOR A PERIOD OF NINE (9) YEARS AND 11 MONTHS.
LEASE OF REMAINING EXTENT OF ERF A PORTION OF THE REMAINDER OF PORTION 10 OF FARM STERKLOOP 688 LS DORP RUGBY CLUB FOR A PERIOD OF NINE (9) YEARS AND 11 MONTHS
APPOINTMENT OF TWO (02) SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR THE SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND OFF-LOADING OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SPECIALISED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR ENERGY SERVICES FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (03) YEARS
APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDER FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GIS-ENABLED WATER AND SANITATION INFRASTRACTURE ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (03) YEARS
SUPPLY, DELIVERY OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AND PERIPHERALS DEVICES FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (03) YEARS
APPOINTMENT OF THREE (03) SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR THE PROVISION OF MUNICIPAL BRANDED COLLATERALS FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (03) YEARS.
SUPPLY, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ONLINE BOOKING FOR THE PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS
MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE INTEGRATED BOSCH DIGITAL CONFERENCE SYSTEM & KRAMER AV DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, POLOKWANE MUNICIPALITY,NEW COUNCIL CHAMBERS, OLD CHAMBER AND MAYOR’S PARLOUR FOR PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS (RE-ADVERT)
APPOINTMENT OF TWO (02) SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR AIR CONDITIONING AND HEAT PUMP MAINTENANCE WORKS FOR MUNICIPAL WIDE FACILITIES FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (03) YEARS
APPOINTMENT OF PANEL OF SERVICE PROVIDERS TO RENDER SERVICES FOR THE LEETO LA POLOKWANE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (03) YEARS.
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.