1.3 In terms of NCOP rule 101, the Office of the Chairperson of the NCOP referred the notice of intervention by the Mpumalanga MEC for Co- operative Governance and Traditional Affairs in the affairs of Mkhondo Local Municipality, to the Committee for consideration and reporting. On 3 November 2009, the Committee then took a decision during the proceedings of its meeting to conduct an oversight intervention visit to the Municipality during 12 November 2009.