(1)On which statutory grounds does each province rely to give effect to section 4(2)(b) of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, Act 41 of 2003, which requires that provincial legislation must regulate the performance of functions by a traditional council by requiring the auditing of its financial statements;
(2) whether any mechanisms have been put in place by her department to monitor the implementation of the requirement that traditional councils’ financial statements need to be audited; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) what steps has her department taken to ensure compliance with the requirement that traditional council financial statements be audited?