Public money · municipality
Ubuntu
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Ubuntu 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 165 443 940 | R 163 907 940 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 163 026 782 | R 163 191 164 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | R 2 417 158 | R 716 776 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 162 052 109 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 163 201 444 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 1 149 335 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 165 811 336 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 111 054 579 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | R 54 756 757 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 131 731 657 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 165 697 522 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 33 965 865 |
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 32 million | R 4,6 million | R 1,3 million |
| 2022/23 | R 25 million | R 0 | R 5,3 million |
| 2021/22 | R 43 million | R 15 million | R 3,1 million |
| 2020/21 | R 40 million | R 24 million | R 0 |
| 2019/20 | R 8,4 million | R 3,4 million | R 7,9 million |
| 2018/19 | R 30 million | R 6,2 million | R 8,0 million |
| 2017/18 | R 64 million | R 3,9 million | R 6,3 million |
| 2016/17 | R 102 million | R 8,6 million | R 8,5 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 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2019/20 | Qualified | not linked |
| 2018/19 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2017/18 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2016/17 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2015/16 | Disclaimer of opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2014/15 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2013/14 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2012/13 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2011/12 | Qualified | 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 28 million | — | R 18 million |
| New | — | — | R 8,7 million |
| Renewal | R 15 million | — | R 26 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 3,4 million | — | R 2,8 million |
| Upgrading | R 16 million | — | R 4,0 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 850 000 |
| Sport, Arts and Culture | R 660 000 |
| Housing and Local Government | R 5,0 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Allocation in-kind) Grant | R 41 000 |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant | R 4,0 million |
| Local Government Financial Management Grant | R 2,0 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
Tenders are hereby invited for the Supply , Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of Office Printers with PABX System with internet connective for Ubuntu Local Municipality for a period of 36 Months
The provision and administration of short-term insurance for Ubuntu Municipality for a period of 36 months.
Tenders are hereby invited for the provision of Pre-paid electricity vending management system service provider, for a period of 36 Months.
Tenders are hereby invited for the provision and administration of short-term insurance for ubuntu municipality for the period 01 December2025 to 30 November 2028
SUPPLY, DELIVERY. INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE PRINTERS AND PABX SYSTEM WITH INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TO THE UBUNTU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.
SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC CONTRAVENTION MANAGEMENTSYSTERM AND TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY-SIX MONTHS (3YEARS)
SERVICE PROVIDER FOR GENERAL VALUATION ROLL AND PREPARATION OF THE VALUATION ROLL FOR IMPLEMENTATION 01 SEPTEMBER 2025 AND PREPARATION AND UPDATING OF VALUATION ROLL FOR THE PERIOD 01 SEPTEMBER 2025 TILL 30 JUNE 2030
Invitation for expression of interest : rendering of legal services to ubuntu local municipality
SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF SECURITY FENCING FOR THE UBUNTU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (VICTORIA WEST AND RICHMOND)
SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF SECURITY FENCING FOR THE UBUNTU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (VICTORIA WEST AND RICHMOND)
APPOINTMENT FOR PANEL OF LEGAL SPECIALISTS TO RENDER LEGAL AND ADVISORY SERVICES TO THE UBUNTU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FOR THE PERIOD 01 JULY 2025 UP TO 30 JUNE 2028
APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE GRAP COMPLIANT ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) FINANCIAL YEARS [2025/26, 2026/27 AND 2027/28]
APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE GRAP COMPLIANT ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) FINANCIAL YEARS
COMPILATION OF GRAP COMPLIANT ASSET REGISTER
Provision of banking services for a period of 5 years
Appointment of a panel of Civil engineering contractors with CIDB grading of at least 5CE PE or 6CE for Ubuntu Local Municipality for various municipal projects for period 36 months.
Appointment of a panel of civil engineering contractors with a CIDB grading of at least 5CE PE or 6CE for Ubuntu Municipality for various municipal infrastructure project for a period of 36 months.
Provision of banking services for a period of 5 years
Appointment of a panel of civil engineering contractors with a CIDB grading of at least 5CE PE or 6CE for Ubuntu Municipality for various municipal infrastructure project for a period of 36 months.
FINANCIAL SERVICES: APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE GRAP COMPLIANT ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) FINANCIAL YEARS [2023/24, 2024/25 AND 2025/26]
COMPILATION OF GRAP COMPLIANT ASSET REGISTETR FOR THREE YEARS
REQUEST FOR THE PROVISION OF BANKING SERVICES FOR A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS WITH EFFECT FROM 01 APRIL 2024 UNTIL 30 JUNE 2028
APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDER: GENERAL VALUATION AND PREPARATION OF THE VALUATION ROLL FOR IMPLEMENTATION 1 JULY 2024 AND PREPARATION AND UPDATING OF VALUATION ROLLS.
PANEL OF CONTRACTORS FOR THE CIVIL, BUILDING, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL WORKS/SERVICES IN UBUNTU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FOR VARIOUS MINICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS FOR A 36 MONTH'S FRAMEWORK CONTRACT CIDB GRADING 3-7 AS AND WHEN REQUIRED.
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.