(1)What is the position of her department regarding the appeal by the Makana Local Municipality and the Provincial Executive of the Eastern Cape to appeal the judgment of the Grahamstown High Court to dissolve the Council;
(2) whether she has been informed of the numerous service delivery issues affecting the residents of the Makana Local Municipality, including landfill management, water availability, road repairs and sewerage leaks, which have not been resolved and for which numerous court cases have found against the municipality, resulting in several criminal cases being opened against the mayor and the municipal manager; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so,
(3) what action will she take to ensure that the residents of Makana receive the services they are entitled to;
(4) whether she will consider invoking section 139(7) of the Constitution, read with sections 139(1)(c) and 139(5)), given the failure of the Provincial Executive to adequately deal with their obligations in this regard; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW829E