6.14 Municipal Council: The report presented by the Mayoral Committee indicated that in terms of rural development, the municipality is faced with the challenges of supplying new areas and households with municipal services, and reliance on equitable share and conditional grants. Despite these challenges, the Mayoral Committee expressed appreciation of the assistance provided by the district, some Provincial and National Government Departments on provision of boreholes, toilets, access roads, schools and clinics in the community.