Public money · municipality
Sol Plaatje
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Sol Plaatje 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 3 234 187 849 | R 3 228 732 849 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 3 212 506 151 | R 3 484 059 509 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | R 21 681 698 | −R 255 326 660 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 2 999 537 104 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 3 137 984 147 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 138 447 043 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 2 925 084 316 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 2 797 419 413 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | R 127 664 903 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 2 422 901 039 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 2 595 981 881 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 173 080 842 |
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 29 million | R 65 million | R 41 million |
| 2022/23 | R 0 | R 143 million | R 101 million |
| 2021/22 | R 0 | R 198 million | R 50 million |
| 2020/21 | R 0 | R 117 million | R 14 million |
| 2019/20 | R 0 | R 258 million | R 14 million |
| 2018/19 | R 0 | R 41 million | R 0 |
| 2017/18 | R 0 | R 16 million | R 0 |
| 2016/17 | — | R 2,8 million | R 70 141 |
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 | Audit report (external site) |
| 2017/18 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2016/17 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | 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 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2011/12 | Qualified | 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 90 million | — | R 93 million |
| New | R 97 million | — | R 250 million |
| Renewal | R 437 million | — | R 280 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 362 million | — | R 411 million |
| Upgrading | R 80 million | — | R 32 million |
Conditional grants
Largest grant budgets in the latest year published (Treasury publishes budgets, not audited receipts, here)
| Grant | Adjusted budget |
|---|---|
| Health | R 955 000 |
| Sport, Arts and Culture | R 7,8 million |
| Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management (Municipal) Grant | R 7,0 million |
| Agriculture | R 65 000 |
| Neighbourhood Development Partnership (Schedule 5B) | R 58 million |
| Municipal Infrastructure Grant | R 49 million |
| Housing and Local Government | R 389 000 |
| Infrastructure Skills Development Grant | R 3,8 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
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.