The letter required that a Special Council meeting be convened to decide what action was going to be taken in respect of the comments; observations and recommendations contained in the report. This had to be done within 21 days. On 22 August 2007, the MEC notified the Municipality of a decision of the Provincial Executive Council, taken on the same day, to intervene in terms of section 139 of the Constitution. The notification carried the suspensions of Cllr. Khoza, the Municipal Manager, Mr V M Khubeka and an employee of the Municipality.