Public money · municipality
Rustenburg
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Rustenburg 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 6 957 366 732 | R 7 053 589 724 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 6 732 717 976 | R 6 768 710 051 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | R 224 648 756 | R 284 879 673 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 6 470 934 707 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 6 686 842 957 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 215 908 250 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 6 000 410 651 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 6 554 006 493 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 553 595 842 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 6 881 722 590 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 7 085 877 853 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 204 155 263 |
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 10 million | R 318 million | R 118 000 |
| 2022/23 | R 48 million | R 379 million | R 2,5 million |
| 2021/22 | R 168 million | R 326 million | R 2,6 million |
| 2020/21 | R 0 | R 615 million | R 4,5 million |
| 2019/20 | R 0 | R 571 million | R 26 million |
| 2018/19 | R 1,0 billion | R 920 million | R 793 000 |
| 2017/18 | R 65 million | R 1,5 billion | R 251 000 |
| 2016/17 | — | R 984 million | R 490 000 |
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 | not linked |
| 2021/22 | Qualified | not linked |
| 2020/21 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2019/20 | Disclaimer of opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2018/19 | Qualified | 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 | 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 | Disclaimer of opinion | not linked |
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 523 million | — | R 336 million |
| New | R 441 million | — | R 389 million |
| Renewal | R 49 million | — | R 5,3 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 397 million | — | R 188 million |
| Upgrading | R 152 million | — | R 109 million |
Conditional grants
Largest grant budgets in the latest year published (Treasury publishes budgets, not audited receipts, here)
| Grant | Adjusted budget |
|---|---|
| Neighbourhood Development Partnership (Schedule 5B) | R 5,0 million |
| Public Transport Network Grant | R 397 million |
| Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant (Municipality) | R 3,5 million |
| Neighbourhood Development Partnership (Schedule 6B) | R 300 000 |
| Municipal Infrastructure Grant | R 260 million |
| Public Works, Roads and Transport | R 25 million |
| Local Government Financial Management Grant | R 1,7 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Allocation in-kind) Grant | R 14 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
Appointment of a contractor for the completion of remedial works on R104 superstructures Zone A for a period of 6 months (Turnkey Solution)
Re-advert: appointment of one or more service providers for the supply, delivery, install and maintenance of municipal rental flats and houses for a period of 36 months as and when required
Appointment of a technical project support service provider to provide technical support to the housing unit on implementation of human settlement projects based on municipal accreditation to undertake program and project management over a period of 36 months based on performance
Re-advert: Appointment of environmental engineer for the review of Waterval waste disposal site waste management license
Appointment of a contractor for the repairs and maintenance of the electricity department building
Appointment of one or more service providers not exceeding three (3) for the repairs, maintenance, replacement and upgrade of pumps and pumpstation infrastructure for Rustenburg Local Municipality for a period of 36 months
Re-advert: Appointment of a panel of experienced practitioners to render various specialised legal services for Rustenburg Local Municipality for a period of 3 years
Appointment of one or more service providers not exceeding five (5) for the repairs and maintenance of municipal buildings and facilities for a period of 36 months as and when required
Appointment of a contractor to perform switchgear and protection testing and maintenance at various substations and electrical network as and when required for a period of 3 years
Appointment of a contractor to perform maintenance of power transformers at various substations as and when required for a period of 3 years
Re-advert: Appointment of a maximum of three (03) service providers for the supply and delivery of HV, MV and LV cables and conductors to Rustenburg Local Municipality for a period of three (03) years
Appointment of one or more service providers (maximum of 3 per line item) for supply and delivery of streetlight poles and electrical distribution poles to Rustenburg Local Municipality as and when required for a period of 3 years
Appointment of one or more service providers (maximum of 3 per line item) for the supply and delivery of miniature substation, ringmain units, metering unit, distribution transformers, plinth and transformer oil to Rustenburg Local Municipality as and when required for a period of 3 years
Appointment of one or more service providers (maximum of 2 per line item) for the supply and delivery of padlocks to Rustenburg Local Municipality as and when required for a period of 3 years
Appointment of one or more service providers (maximum of 2 per line item) for the supply and delivery of traffic signal equipment to Rustenburg Local Municipality as and when required for a period of 3 years
Appointment of service provider to render VAT recovery services for a period of 36 months
Appointment of one or more service providers for the provision of security services to Rustenburg Local Municipality for a period of 36 months
Appointment of service provider to plan, implement and monitor energy efficiency and demand side management (EEDSM) project on behalf of Rustenburg Local Municipality for a period of 3 years
Appointment of service provider for operational support on credit control services and revenue protection for a period of three (3) years
Appointment of a suitable service provider for commissioning disaster recovery as a service (cloud) for a period of 36 moths
Appointment of a contractor for the supply, delivery, installation and maintenance of onsite VIP sanitation toilets within various informal settlements in Rustenburg Local Municipality for a period of three years
Appointment of a panel of professional service providers to provide traffic engineering services as and when required over a period of 36 months
Appointment of one or more service providers for the supply and delivery of road traffic signs, street names plates, guard rails and temporary traffic control signs as and when required for a period of three years (36 months)
Appointment of one or more service provider(s) for maintenance and construction services for the Rustenburg Integrated public transport network (IPTN) on an as and when required basis for a period of 36 months
Appointment of one or more service providers (maximum of 2 per line item) for the supply and delivery of substation protection-batteries and 110V chargers to Rustenburg Local Municipality as and required for a period of 3 years
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.