11.1 That all municipalities that were under section139 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa should be provided with the reports of the administrators; 11.2 That municipalities should do away with the outsourcing of services, when there are officials that are getting paid to do the job; 11.3 That, in terms of section 154 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, and section 35 of the Municipal Finance Management Act, national government and provincial governments, by legislative and other measures, must support and strengthen the capacity of municipalities to manage their own affairs, to exercise their powers and to perform their functions, therefore, all sector departments should provide full support to the City of Matlosana Local Municipality as it has serious challenges; 11.4 That the National Treasury should conduct a workshop on the Municipal Finance Management Act, with all the municipalities that their budgets were not credible; 11.5 That all municipalities should verify the correctness of disclosure of companies of councillors and municipal officials through the Department of Trade and Industry; 11.6 That the Committee noted the investigations by the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) in all the 23 North West municipalities, but urges the unit to provide the public with a progress report; 11.7 That the Ditsobotla Local Municipality should provide the Select Committee on Finance with names of officials that are doing business with the municipality; 11.8 That the National and Provincial Treasuries should look at the leases that Ventersdorp Local Municipality had entered into and determine the legality thereof; 11.9 That the MEC of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs should investigate the matter of a service provider which collects debts on behalf of Ventersdorp Local Municipality and receives 80 per cent of the collected amount and only reimburses the Municipality with 20 per cent of the collected amount, and the possibilities of nullifying those contracts and the municipality to take actions against those that defaulted; 11.10 That the Ventersdorp Local Municipality should minimise the use of consultants when preparing annual financial statements; 11.11 That the Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality should: . consider taking the matter between themselves and ratepayers associations to court in order to receive municipal rate funds that are being kept in a trust fund; and . ensure the establishment of the Supply Chain Management Committees which should include the Bid Committee, and the Adjudication Committee. A progress report on the establishment of these committees/ structures should be forwarded to the Select Committee on Finance within three months after the adoption of this report by the National Council of Provinces; 11.12 That the Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance should develop a clear programme for intervention in Mafikeng Local Municipality; 11.13 That the Department of Water Affairs should facilitate a meeting between Moretele Local Municipality and all the affected stakeholders to deal with the debt of Moretele Local Municipality to the City of Tshwane, and provide the Select Committee on Finance with a progress report within three month after the adoption of this report by the National Council of Provinces; 11.14 That the Moretele Local Municipality should: . review the internal audit unit, as it is reported to be under staffed, and provide the required capacity so that it can improve its audit outcomes; . ensure that the agreement signed with the City of Tshwane and work done is within their budget to avoid defaulting in its liabilities; 11.15 That the Moses Kotane Local Municipality should improve its filing system, which has led to a qualified audit opinion by the Auditor- General; 11.16 That the Mamusa Local Municipality should: . review the whole system of their staff members being located at the Dr Ruth Mompati district offices as this arrangement might have legal implications, which will adversely affect the Municipality; . establish governance structures that were being run from the District office, which includes an audit committee, and a bid committee to assist in improving its financial management; . ensure the appointment of qualified staff and further interact with the Provincial Treasury and the Department of the Corporative Governance for assistance; and 11.17 That the Maquassi Hills Local Municipality should: . review and take a decision on the issue of the suspended municipal manager as his contract ends 31 October 2012, which amounts to R750 000 of wasteful expenditure. Actions should be taken to avoid further engagement in legal battles that had already costed the municipality R700 000; . work towards reducing the wage bill to be within the acceptable rate; . endeavour that all outstanding debt is paid within 30 days and that the necessary arrangements are made and honoured with its major creditors; . within three month organise a meeting with the DBSA in order to make the necessary arrangement to pay off the R56 million it owed the Bank; . acting municipal manager should ensure that all outstanding annual reports are tabled before March 2012; . forward an action plan on how they will address the findings of the Auditor General; . act on the forensic investigation by the Auditor General and the one instituted by the suspended municipal manager as these two reports are addressing similar issues. The Council should deal with the issue of irregular expenditure separately instead of using this as a basis of rejecting the report; . oversight committee of the Council established to deal with the audit report should fast track its process in dealing with the reports on the forensic investigations and implement the recommendations of the Auditor General; and . Council should deal with its political instability in order for the municipality to able to provide services to its communities.