(a) What are the details of the process that needs to be followed by any municipal council when investigating allegations of serious financial misconduct against a municipal manager and (b) on which statutory provisions should they rely in this regard;
(2) whether she will issue a circular to provincial departments responsible for cooperative governance and traditional affairs to clarify (a) the relationship between the Disciplinary Regulations for Local Government Senior Managers based on the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000 and the Municipal Regulations on Financial Misconduct Procedures and Criminal Proceedings based on the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, Act 56 of 2003, and (b) in which circumstances each is to be applied?