Public money · municipality
Nelson Mandela Bay
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan 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 19 555 749 200 | R 19 124 493 110 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 19 524 987 890 | R 19 104 050 800 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | R 30 761 310 | R 20 442 310 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 17 509 526 533 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 18 677 102 704 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 1 167 576 171 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 16 339 068 463 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 17 487 139 397 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 1 148 070 934 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 17 093 543 678 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 15 741 079 801 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | R 1 352 463 877 |
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 1,4 billion | R 2,0 billion | R 17 million |
| 2022/23 | R 65 million | R 1,4 billion | R 46 million |
| 2021/22 | R 0 | R 1,4 billion | R 7,8 million |
| 2020/21 | R 847 million | R 1,4 billion | R 999 816 |
| 2019/20 | R 30 million | R 1,4 billion | R 91 million |
| 2018/19 | R 248 million | R 4,2 billion | R 16 million |
| 2017/18 | R 260 million | R 3,1 billion | R 2,7 million |
| 2016/17 | R 432 million | R 8,2 billion | R 110 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 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | 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 | Outstanding | Audit report (external site) |
| 2017/18 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2016/17 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2015/16 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2014/15 | Qualified | 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 | 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 1,0 billion | — | R 784 million |
| New | R 1,3 billion | — | R 192 million |
| Renewal | R 409 million | — | R 473 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 866 million | — | R 517 million |
| Upgrading | R 288 million | — | R 657 million |
Conditional grants
Largest grant budgets in the latest year published (Treasury publishes budgets, not audited receipts, here)
| Grant | Adjusted budget |
|---|---|
| Urban Settlement Development Grant | R 906 million |
| Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant (Municipality) | R 6,7 million |
| Public Transport Network Grant | R 276 million |
| Health | R 250 000 |
| Municipal Disaster Recovery Grant | R 233 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant | R 20 million |
| Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant | R 165 million |
| Sport, Arts and Culture | R 16 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
ELECTRICITY AND WATER METER READING ON BEHALF OF NELSON MANDELA BAY MUNICIPALITY
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF REFRESHMENTS
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF CARTRIDGES, PRINTER ACCESSORIES AND MEMORY STICKS
THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF ONE (1) LICENSED TROOPER CARRIER (ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER VEHICLE) FOR NMB METRO DEPARTMENT
TRI-ANNUAL RATES-ONLY TENDER FOR SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF STORMWATER INLET STRUCTURE ITEMS
SUPPLY OF FUEL, INSTALLATION, MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT
DISCONNECTION/RECONNECTION AND “STILL-OFF” INSPECTIONS/ VISITS OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLY METERS FOR THE NELSON MANDELA BAY MUNICIPALITY
TENDER FEE R608.89
DESIGN, LAYOUT AND PLACEMENT OF ADVERTISEMENT, SOCIAL MEDIA BUYING AND MEDIA MONITORING
GQEBERHA WARD COUNCILLOR’S LEASING FOR OFFICE SPACE/ ACCOMODATION CORPORATE SERVICES (WARD 12, WARD 39, WARD 48 & WARD 54)
FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES 6CE OR HIGHER: HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES: DESIGN AND MONITOR THE INSTALLATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES IN VASTRAP, BLOEMENDAAL 377 SITES.
TOURISM MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
LEASING OF OFFICE SPACE / ACCOMODATION, ARCHIVES AND PARKING BAYS IN THE PORT ELIZABETH CBD
Provision of Professional Service in Consortium/Joint venture or Multi -Disciplinary Practice Compromising a Storeroom at Traffic HQ Sidwell
Water Conservation and Water Demand Management Services
Receipting of Municipal Account Payments on behalf of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
READVERTISEMENT- THE SUPPLY OF ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT, ONGOING MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES FOR THE NMBM’S OPERATIONS MONITORING SYSTEM INCLUDING BUS SCHEDULING AND PASSENGER COUNTERS
PROVISION OF UNIVERSAL ACCESS CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES IN NMBM
JOINTING AND TERMINATION OF ELECTRICAL CABLES
Specification Institutional Training Contract of Skills Development Providers
Tri-annual Tender for Electrical Infrastructure Services
SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND TRANSPORT OF CHEMICALS AND GASSES FOR THE TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTEWATER AND SWIMMING POOLS
Conducting of Social Facilitation services on Informal Settlements Upgrading Partnership Grant (ISUPG) projects
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.