1.2 Municipalities are required by legislation to produce annual performance reports in terms of section 46 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act. Based on these reports, the MEC responsible for local government has to compile a consolidated report on the performance of municipalities in the province and submit a report to the NCOP in terms of section 47 of the Act. In this case, the report provides an analysis of the municipal performance in the Northern Cape Province and also makes recommendations for corrective measures to be undertaken in that regard.