Public money · municipality
Thabazimbi
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Thabazimbi 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 618 056 571 | R 734 025 556 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 601 404 839 | R 690 962 749 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | R 16 651 732 | R 43 062 807 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 590 552 288 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 680 132 712 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 89 580 424 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 443 010 378 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 612 459 667 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 169 449 289 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 432 772 377 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 453 359 188 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 20 586 811 |
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 60 million | R 23 million | R 6,1 million |
| 2022/23 | R 26 million | R 41 million | R 14 million |
| 2021/22 | R 92 million | R 8,3 million | R 10 million |
| 2020/21 | R 41 million | R 60 million | R 12 million |
| 2019/20 | R 25 million | R 59 million | R 15 million |
| 2018/19 | R 0 | R 39 million | R 8,5 million |
| 2017/18 | R 19 million | R 2,7 million | R 10 million |
| 2016/17 | R 32 million | R 1,6 million | R 35 million |
Audit opinions
The Auditor-General's opinion on the annual financial statements, per year
| Year | Opinion | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Disclaimer of opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2022/23 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2021/22 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2020/21 | Qualified | not linked |
| 2019/20 | Qualified | not linked |
| 2018/19 | Outstanding | Audit report (external site) |
| 2017/18 | Disclaimer of opinion | not linked |
| 2016/17 | Disclaimer of opinion | not linked |
| 2015/16 | Disclaimer of opinion | not linked |
| 2014/15 | Disclaimer of opinion | 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 | 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 44 million | — | R 40 million |
| New | R 17 million | — | R 16 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 24 million | — | R 6,0 million |
| Upgrading | R 63 million | — | R 25 million |
Conditional grants
Largest grant budgets in the latest year published (Treasury publishes budgets, not audited receipts, here)
| Grant | Adjusted budget |
|---|---|
| Municipal Infrastructure Grant | R 9,8 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Allocation in-kind) Grant | R 526 000 |
| Local Government Financial Management Grant | R 2,2 million |
| Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant (Municipality) | R 1,3 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant | R 10 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
PROVISION OF PROFFESIONAL AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR ELECTRIFICATION OF 500 HOUSEHOLDS AT REGOROGILE EXTENSION 8 (TURNKEY PROJECT)
TECH/01/2026-27 PROVISON OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES & REFURBISHMENT OF THABAZIMBI WASTEWATER WORKS
TECH.01.2026-27 PROVISION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES & RECONSTRUCTION OF BULRUSH BRIDGE & KAMEELDORING BRIDGE (TUNKEY PROJECTS)
PROVISION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES & REFURBISHMENT OF THABAZIMBI WASTEWATER WORKS (TURNKEY PROJECTS)
BTO.02.2025 26 - UPDATING AND MAINTENANCE OF THE GRAP & mSCOA COMPLIANT ASSET REGISTERS FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS
RAPHUTI WATER RETICULATION
REFURBISHMENT ROOIBERG WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS
REFURISHMENT OF THABAZIMBI WASTEWATER WORKS
RECONSTRUCTION OF BULRUSH BRIDGE & KAMEELDORING BRIDGE (TURKEY)
UPGRADING OF THABAZIMBI PUMPSTATION
Refurbishment of Thabazimbi Wastewater Treatment Works
Provision of Consultancy and Construction for Upgrading of Bulk Water pipeline station between Thabazimbi Y-piece (Turnkey Project)
Provision of Consultancy and Construction of the upgrading of sewer reticulation at Regorogile Ext 5 & 6 (Turnkey project)
Provision of Consultancy and Repairs Services on the damaged Municipal Infrastructure (Turnkey Project)
Appointment of a panel of Land surveyors for a period of 36 months
Re-advert -Appointment of a Service Provider to conduct a Comprehensive Land Audit for Thabazimbi Local Municipality 2025/26 FY
Appointment of a service provider for finalization of a township establishment proposed Thabazimbi Extension 58
Provision of consultation and Construction of the upgrading of sewer reticulation at Regorogile at Extention 5 & 6
Provision of consultancy and Construction of the upgrading of sewer reticulation at Regorogile Extention 5 & 6
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.