Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes -
a) that the leaked report by the National Treasury on the state of municipalities in South Africa confirms the shocking poor management of local government;
b) that the lack of efficient management and leadership has led to the intervention of the provincial or national departments in 68% of municipalities;
c) that 210 out of 237 municipalities did not comply with the rules and regulations with regard to contracts with service providers or tenders - more than a third, 35%, of contracts out of 113 municipalities in a random selection had awarded contracts to persons who were either employed by the municipality or were family; and
2) realises that these are just some of the facts in the report and the sooner these facts are made available to the public, the better.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.