(1) Whether, with reference to the appeal by the Oudtshoorn Municipality against the ruling of the Western Cape High Court (details furnished), the said person is currently being paid for the position of municipal manager; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, why; (2) why did the Mayor instruct the lawyers to appeal the court decision despite the municipal council’s majority decision on 26 July 2012 not to lodge an appeal; (3) whether the legal costs of the appeal will be paid by the municipality; if not, who will pay these fees; if so, why?