In light of the fact that in 2021 councillors of the Nquthu Local Municipality took a case of irregular appointment of senior municipal officials to the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, which found that indeed the appointments were irregular, and noting that at present an Acting Municipal Manager has been appointed at Newcastle Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal without any resolutions of the full council sitting, (a) how is her department going to ensure that municipalities do not continue with illegal appointments in future and (b) what steps will be taken against those who are involved in such illegal activities?