1. Introduction and Background 1.1 The Select Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, having considered the directive of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) to consider and report on the notice of termination of intervention in Thembisile Hani Local Municipality, as tabled by the Mpumalanga MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs on 30 April 2010 to the to the Office of the Chairperson of the NCOP, reports as follows: