APPROVED IDP DOC 2011-16.BA PHALABORWA.pdf

Standard Item
expenditure from
own revenue
Adjusted Budget Actual
date
Year to
Capital
expenditure from
grants funding
98
Variance Amount Percentage Spent
25 312 000 30 679 245 -5 367 245 121%
Other Express 2 849 085 5 888 513 -1 039 428 121%
Total 273 398 408 250 434 351 22 964 057 92%
Audit Opinion
The Municipality has a history of receiving disclaimers from the Auditor General’s report. Even for
the 2009/10 financial year the municipality has received a disclaimer opinion. The opinion has a
serious bearing on the performance of the municipality. The municipality must come up with plans
to address the audit challenges raised in the Auditor General’s report. The municipality has a target
to get the clean audit be 2014 in line with the mandate of the current government.
B4.2 Audit Committee
The Municipality has appointed the Internal Auditor and Manager responsible for Risk. The
Municipality does not have its own Audit Committee; Mopani District Municipality has appointed a
shared Audit Committee that audits all local municipalities in the District. The District Audit
Committee has been appointed for a three (3) year term. The District Audit Committee is part of the
performance assessment of senior managers in the municipality.
B4.3 Free Basic Services:
Community Survey, 2007 5 indicates a total number of households as 33,791 of which 15,353 is
indigent. No indication of number of households with access to free basic water is indicated. A total
number of 2,638 indigent households are served with free basic electricity. Eskom is responsible for
providing free basic electricity in townships. The Municipality has an Indigent Policy, which deals
5 Basic Services Publication, 2009, Comparative information on basic services: Department of
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs