The delegation was informed that the settlement was established in 2007. A large number of the Rooigrond community consists of farm workers that were evicted from the farms around the area. The community experience service delivery challenges such as lack or poor basic services, housing, water, sanitation, health services and access to economic opportunities. A decision was taken by the municipality to move the residents 500m away from the correctional services. One of the reasons for moving them was to prevent the smuggling of drugs to the prisoners. The community urged the delegation to assist in reinstating the services such as mobile clinic, internal roads for easy access by ambulance, police, disaster management services and also other services outlined in the indigent policy such as burial of indigent members of the community. The municipality informed the delegation that basic services were provided in the area closer to the correctional facility where the community was requested to move to. The provincial department indicated that the funds were made available for the construction of 1000 units for the Rooigrond informal settlements. However, the funds were moved to another project as the municipality was waiting for Councils' resolution on the final decision about the settlement.