Public money · municipality
Lekwa-Teemane
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Lekwa-Teemane 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 471 701 991 | R 438 210 743 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 403 385 880 | R 463 642 531 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | R 68 316 111 | −R 25 431 788 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 478 732 761 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 534 320 610 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 55 587 849 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 400 401 444 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 515 601 264 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 115 199 820 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 341 222 830 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 362 748 986 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 21 526 156 |
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 194 million | R 42 million | R 46 million |
| 2022/23 | R 129 million | R 32 million | R 39 million |
| 2021/22 | R 94 million | R 2,5 million | R 29 million |
| 2020/21 | R 220 million | R 79 million | R 3,2 million |
| 2019/20 | R 173 million | R 24 million | R 6,1 million |
| 2018/19 | R 0 | R 9,7 million | R 9,3 million |
| 2017/18 | R 0 | R 1,2 million | R 4,2 million |
| 2016/17 | — | R 1,8 million | R 5,1 million |
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 | Qualified | not linked |
| 2019/20 | Disclaimer of opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2018/19 | Disclaimer of opinion | not linked |
| 2017/18 | Disclaimer of opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2016/17 | Disclaimer of opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2015/16 | Disclaimer of opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2014/15 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2013/14 | Disclaimer of opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2012/13 | Disclaimer of opinion | not linked |
| 2011/12 | Disclaimer of opinion | 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 34 million | — | R 26 million |
| New | R 36 million | — | R 127 million |
| Renewal | R 4,0 million | — | R 49 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 12 million | — | R 15 million |
| Upgrading | — | — | R 247 198 |
Conditional grants
Largest grant budgets in the latest year published (Treasury publishes budgets, not audited receipts, here)
| Grant | Adjusted budget |
|---|---|
| Sport, Arts and Culture | R 716 000 |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant | R 5,0 million |
| Housing and Local Government | R 500 000 |
| Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management (Municipal) Grant | R 4,0 million |
| Local Government Financial Management Grant | R 2,2 million |
| Public Works, Roads and Transport | R 22 million |
| Municipal Infrastructure Grant | R 15 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Allocation in-kind) Grant | R 1,1 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.