(1) Whether any (a) municipal managers and (b) senior managers directly accountable to municipal managers have been appointed without the positions having been advertised in the national newspapers; if not, why not; if so, (i) which (aa) municipal managers and (bb) senior managers and (ii) in which municipalities do they serve; (2) whether his department is considering taking any action to regulate such a situation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?