Public money · municipality
Bela-Bela
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Bela-Bela 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 656 606 032 | R 719 110 929 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 627 799 036 | R 684 752 154 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | R 28 806 996 | R 34 358 775 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 658 611 433 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 676 900 051 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 18 288 618 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 546 831 010 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 547 329 766 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 498 756 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 507 705 891 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 474 637 867 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | R 33 068 024 |
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 58 million | R 27 million | R 211 355 |
| 2022/23 | R 35 million | R 67 million | R 4,5 million |
| 2021/22 | R 53 million | R 76 million | R 2,2 million |
| 2020/21 | R 71 million | R 14 million | R 834 003 |
| 2019/20 | R 30 million | R 49 million | R 5,3 million |
| 2018/19 | R 14 million | R 11 million | R 3,8 million |
| 2017/18 | R 15 million | R 32 million | R 2,2 million |
| 2016/17 | R 40 million | R 1,5 million | R 2,2 million |
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 | Outstanding | not linked |
| 2019/20 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2018/19 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2017/18 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2016/17 | Qualified | not linked |
| 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 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2011/12 | Adverse opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2010/11 | Adverse 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 40 million | — | R 44 million |
| New | R 51 million | — | R 86 million |
| Renewal | — | — | R 2,5 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 15 million | — | R 7,9 million |
| Upgrading | R 47 million | — | R 79 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 38 million |
| Local Government Financial Management Grant | R 1,7 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant | R 16 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Allocation in-kind) Grant | R 144 000 |
| Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant (Municipality) | R 1,2 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 THREE (3) SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF BOREHOLES AS AND WHEN REQUIRED FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY-SIX (36) MONTHS.
UPGRADING OF THE MASAKHANE WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS (WARD 9)
APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE SUPPLY, REFURBISHMENT, INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING OF MCC AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE BELA-BELA WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS – SCADA IMPLEMENTATION PHASE 1A
APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDER FOR FENCING AT MUNICIPAL PUBLIC WORKS
APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER TO DEVELOP A ROADS AND STORMWATER MASTER PLAN FOR BELA-BELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (RE-ADVERT).
REHABILITATION OF INDUSTRIAL STREET (WARD 6)
PANEL OF THREE (3) SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR THE PROVISION OF DEBT COLLECTION SERVICES FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY SIX (36) MONTHS.
SUPPLY, SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRONIC TRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT AND CONTRAVENTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS
PROVISION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF INTERNAL AUDIT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (SOLUTION) FOR PERIOD OF THREE (03) YEARS
REHABILITATION OF PAUL SAUER STREET (WARD 6)
WATER SUPPLY SOURCE AUGMENTATION USING SASSA BOREHOLE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF WATER TREATMENT PACKAGE PLANT (WARD 1)
PANEL OF THREE (3) SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF TRANSFORMERS, MINI SUBSTATIONS, SWITCHGEAR, TOOLS, AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AS AND WHEN REQUIRED FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS
REHABILITATION OF MEININGER STREET (WARD 1)
REPLACEMENT OF AC WATER PIPES IN BELABELA TOWN -GILFILLAN, BOTHA, VAN DER MERWE, PRETORIA, VOORTREKKER, SUTTER, MARX, CROCKERY AND POTGIETER STREETS (WARD 1) – PHASE 1
UPGRADING OF PIENAARSRIVER SEWER PUMP STATION (WARD 8)
PROVISION OF SHORT-TERM INSURANCE AND RISK SOLUTIONS SERVICES FOR THE PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS
REPAIR OF MASEMOLA-MOLOTO STREET (PAVEMENT) (WARD 2)
Provision Of The Valuation Roll Management System, Compilation And Maintenance Of General Valuation Roll And Supplementary Valuation Rolls Valid For The Period 01 July 2027 To 30 June 2032
CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD PAVING AND STORMWATER IN RAPOTOKWANE – PHASE 1
APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER TO DEVELOP A ROADS AND STORMWATER MASTER PLAN FOR BELA-BELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A FUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY SIX (36) MONTHS
REFURBISHMENT OF SWITCHING STATIONS
SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF SCADA FOR BELABELA WASTE-WATER TREATMENT WORKS
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF LAPTOPS AND DESKTOPS
PANEL OF THREE (3) SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTS (PPE) AS AND WHEN REQUIRED FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY-SIX(36) MONTHS
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.