5.3 The MEC of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs appointed Mr Misabeni Khosa as an Administrator at Mkhondo Local Municipality, to assume responsibility of the day-to-day operations and the maintenance of essential service delivery standards. In addition, to plan and roll-out a structured turn-around strategy that will create sustainable improvement of the ongoing management of the Municipality. It was envisaged that the above process will take a minimum period of six months full-time involvement of the Administrator and his team, before they commence withdrawal. The work of the Administrator commenced on 1 August 2009 and is anticipated to end on January 2010.