Public money · municipality
Ratlou
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Ratlou 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 220 940 387 | R 221 270 352 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 256 996 714 | R 262 501 102 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | −R 36 056 327 | −R 41 230 750 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 226 848 854 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 268 456 573 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 41 607 719 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 793 551 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 19 463 264 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 18 669 713 |
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 9,4 million | R 7,1 million | R 24 790 |
| 2022/23 | R 14 million | R 14 million | R 53 933 |
| 2021/22 | R 8,7 million | R 24 million | R 268 726 |
| 2020/21 | R 0 | R 93 million | R 69 670 |
| 2019/20 | R 15 million | R 6,6 million | R 20 084 |
| 2018/19 | R 0 | R 11 million | R 35 702 |
| 2017/18 | R 0 | R 43 million | R 485 899 |
| 2016/17 | R 3,7 million | R 575 947 | R 123 031 |
Audit opinions
The Auditor-General's opinion on the annual financial statements, per year
| Year | Opinion | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Disclaimer of opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2022/23 | Disclaimer of opinion | not linked |
| 2021/22 | Disclaimer of opinion | not linked |
| 2020/21 | Disclaimer of opinion | not linked |
| 2019/20 | Disclaimer of opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2018/19 | Disclaimer of opinion | not linked |
| 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 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | not linked |
| 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 36 million | — | R 33 million |
| New | R 9,2 million | — | R 11 million |
| Renewal | R 10,0 million | — | R 7,3 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 3,1 million | — | R 2,6 million |
| Upgrading | R 32 million | — | R 55 million |
Conditional grants
Largest grant budgets in the latest year published (Treasury publishes budgets, not audited receipts, here)
| Grant | Adjusted budget |
|---|---|
| Housing and Local Government | R 3,0 million |
| Public Works, Roads and Transport | R 20 million |
| Local Government Financial Management Grant | R 1,9 million |
| Municipal Infrastructure Grant | R 19 million |
| Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant (Municipality) | R 1,4 million |
| Sport, Arts and Culture | R 1,3 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Allocation in-kind) Grant | R 13 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 AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF MSCOA FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMPLIANT FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS WITH AN OPTION OF FURTHER 2 YEARS
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN APPROVED PANEL OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE (5) LEGAL SERVICES PRACTITIONERS FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS
APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDER FOR SERVICING OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN RATLOU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
PROVISION OF ASSESSMENT AND MODERATION SERVICES FOR NATIONAL CERTIFICATE - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: END USER COMPUTING FOR 2025/26 ACADEMIC YEAR
SUPPLY, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION AND SUPPORT OF A FULL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM VEHICLE
GRAP 25 ACTUARIAL VALUATIONS FOR LONG SERVICES BONUS AWARD LIABILITY
APPOINTMENT OF INSURANCE BROKER TO UNDERWRITE AND MANAGE THE SHORT-TERM INSURANCE PORTFOLIO OF THE RATLOU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS
APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDER FOR SERVICING OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN RATLOU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
APPOINTMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND MAINTANENCE SERVICES OF AN MSCOA COMPLIANT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT AT RATLOU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS, WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR A FURTHER 24 MONTHS PERIOD.
APPOINTMENT OF A PANEL OF NOT MORE THAN 5 MEDIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS
APPOINTMENT OF INSURANCE BROKER TO UNDERWRITE AND MANAGE THE SHORT-TERM INSURANCE PORTFOLIO OF THE RATLOU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS
APPOINTMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE SUPPORT AND MAINTANENCE OF MSCOA FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMPLIANT AT RATLOU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS
APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDER FOR SERVICING OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN RATLOU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LISENCE TESTING GROUND AT SETLAGOLE THUSONG SERVICE CENTRE
APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE REHABILITATION OF WARD 11 – KRAAIPAN SPORTS COMPLEX
PROVISION OF ASSESSMENT AND MODERATION SERVICES FOR NATIONAL CERTIFICATE – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: END USER COMPUTING FOR 2025/26 ACADEMIC YEAR
APPOINTMENT OF A CONTRACTOR FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 3.5KM INTERNAL ACCESS PAVED ROAD IN SETLAGOLE – WARD 14
APPOINTMENT OF A CONTRACTOR FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 2.5KM INTERNAL ACCESS PAVED ROAD IN KRAAIPAN – WARD 08
APPPOINTMENT OF A SERVICES PROVIDER FOR THE PROVISSION OF MUNICIPAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME TRAINING L6 - FULL QUALIFICATION ACCREDITED BY LGSETA
APPOINTMENT OF A PANEL OF NOT MORE THAN 5 MEDIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS
APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR MAINTENANCE OF HIGH MAST LIGHTS AS AND WHEN REQUIRED FOR A PERIOD OF 24 MONTHS
APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF DISANENG MULTI-SPORTS CENTRE
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF STRUCTURED DISASTER RESPONSE SHACKS IN RATLOU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
APPPOINTMENT OF A CONTRACTOR FOR THE COMPLETION OF WORKS ON A 2.5KM INTERNAL ACCESS ROAD IN WARD 02 - MAKGOBISTADT
APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF FENCING AT RATLOU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY LANDFILL SITE AND WASTE TRANSFER
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.