Public money · municipality
Bergrivier
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Bergrivier 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 649 658 272 | R 646 906 361 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 663 114 760 | R 668 333 176 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | −R 13 456 488 | −R 21 426 815 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 672 331 907 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 659 642 353 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | R 12 689 554 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 523 788 209 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 518 904 975 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | R 4 883 234 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 463 342 087 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 457 863 393 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | R 5 478 694 |
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 0 | R 12 million | R 0 |
| 2022/23 | R 0 | R 1,4 million | R 27 545 |
| 2021/22 | R 0 | R 0 | R 1 026 |
| 2020/21 | R 764 459 | R 94 750 | R 297 |
| 2019/20 | R 0 | R 1 600 | R 255 570 |
| 2018/19 | R 687 569 | R 15 million | R 18 569 |
| 2017/18 | R 0 | R 0 | R 8 993 |
| 2015/16 | R 2,4 million | R 2,9 million | — |
Audit opinions
The Auditor-General's opinion on the annual financial statements, per year
| Year | Opinion | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2022/23 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2021/22 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2020/21 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2019/20 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2018/19 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2017/18 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2016/17 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2015/16 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2014/15 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2013/14 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2012/13 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | 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 30 million | — | R 26 million |
| New | R 33 million | — | R 34 million |
| Renewal | R 11 million | — | R 5,0 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 38 million | — | R 34 million |
| Upgrading | R 32 million | — | R 41 million |
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 7,3 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant | R 3,0 million |
| Municipal Infrastructure Grant | R 20 million |
| Other Departments | R 1,7 million |
| Local Government Financial Management Grant | R 1,6 million |
| Public Works, Roads and Transport | R 1,5 million |
| Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant (Municipality) | R 1,4 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.