Public money · municipality
Beaufort West
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Beaufort West 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 554 321 962 | R 526 655 067 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 551 925 154 | R 524 144 655 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | R 2 396 808 | R 2 510 412 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 437 300 540 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 464 075 417 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 26 774 877 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 406 366 476 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 405 290 429 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | R 1 076 047 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 332 926 862 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 369 201 017 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 36 274 155 |
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 13 million | R 21 million | R 1,2 million |
| 2022/23 | R 21 million | R 28 million | R 9,0 million |
| 2021/22 | R 24 million | R 8,3 million | R 8,9 million |
| 2020/21 | R 104 million | R 23 million | R 2 981 |
| 2019/20 | R 18 million | R 76 million | R 1,2 million |
| 2018/19 | R 1,9 million | R 68 million | R 0 |
| 2017/18 | R 20 million | R 52 million | R 562 024 |
| 2016/17 | R 25 million | R 36 million | R 1,0 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 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2021/22 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2020/21 | Outstanding | 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 | Disclaimer of opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2015/16 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | 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 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | 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 29 million | — | R 28 million |
| New | R 12 million | — | R 12 million |
| Renewal | — | — | R 100 520 |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 7,4 million | — | R 4,0 million |
| Upgrading | R 14 million | — | R 17 million |
Conditional grants
Largest grant budgets in the latest year published (Treasury publishes budgets, not audited receipts, here)
| Grant | Adjusted budget |
|---|---|
| Public Works, Roads and Transport | R 7,6 million |
| Sport, Arts and Culture | R 5,5 million |
| Housing and Local Government | R 314 000 |
| Other Departments | R 2,9 million |
| Municipal Infrastructure Grant | R 26 million |
| Local Government Financial Management Grant | R 1,7 million |
| Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant (Municipality) | R 1,3 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant | R 10 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
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF LAPTOPS
SALE OF VACANT ERVEN: BEAUFORT WEST, NELSPOORT AND MURRAYSBURG
SUPPLY, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING OF FIRE PROTECTION AND FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF STATIONERY AND OFFICE SUPPLIES OF A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS
APPOINTMENT OF A PANEL OF LEGAL PRACTITIONERS FOR THE RENDERING OF LEGAL SERVICES FOR A CONTRACT PERIOD FOR 3 YEARS
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES PANEL FOR WATER AND SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A MULTI-YEAR PERIOD
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES PANEL FOR SOLID WASTE AND PUBLIC FACILITIES FOR A MULTI-YEAR PERIOD
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES PANEL FOR SOLID WASTE AND PUBLIC FACILITIES FOR A MULTI-YEAR PERIOD
PROVISION OF SECURITY SERVICES FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS
APPOINTMENT OF SUPPORT SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE SUPPORT AND MAINTAINENANCE OF THE ADMINISTATOR DOCUMENT REGISTRATION SYSTEM: VERSION 1.5.0.1: 01 JULY 2026 TO 30 JUNE 2027
PROVISION OF SECURITY SERVICES FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF BUILDING MATERIAL FOR MURRAYSBURG THUSONG CENTRE
REMOVAL OF ASBESTOS ROOFS FROM ELECTRICAL SUBSTATIONS
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT FOR NEEDLEWORK PROJECT
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF BUILDING MATERIAL FOR DANIEL STREET FINANCE OFFICE
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF OILS AND LUBRICANTS FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF EQUIPMENT FOR KWA-MANDLENKOSI LIBRARY, BEAUFORT WEST
UPGRADING OF GRAVEL ROADS: REV FASS STREET (KWA-MANDLENKOSI BEAUFORT WEST)
SUPPLY, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND FINANCING OF OFFICE AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT FOR 3 YEAR PERIOD
SUPPLY, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND CALIBRATION OF DIGITAL SPEED CAMERAS, RECORDING EQUIPMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF A BACK OFFICE FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS
DESIGN, SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL WORKS FOR THE UPGRADING OF THE BEAUFORT WEST WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT FOR NEEDLEWORK PROJECT
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF BAKERY EQUIPMENT
SUPPLY, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION OR MAINTENANCE OF AN A4 FOLDING & PRESSURE SEALER MACHINE WITH A TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY TO BEAUFORT WEST MUNICIPALITY FOR 3 YEAR PERIOD
HIRING OF FRONT-END LOADER WITH OPERATOR FOR THE CLEANING OF THE VAALKOPPIES LANDFILL SITE AND DIFFERENT SITES IN BEAUFORT WEST
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.