. The delegation noted that some Councils of Stakeholders (CoS) were established. However, in most of the CRDP sites visited, the CoS did not meet regularly. An example of a failed CoS was in Diyatalawa which was reported to have failed to meet for 12 successive months. Some of the reasons why it had not met were because of poor coordination by government, lack of coherence in the vision for rural development especially the Free State Department of Public Works and Rural Development and the DRDLR. The delegation was further informed that the mandate of rural development was shifted from the Department of Public Works to Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.