The Frances Baard District Municipality provided a comprehensive overview of the state of municipalities within the district however it is prudent to start with the state of affairs in the District Municipality itself. The District has obtained unqualified audit opinions for several years but with matters of emphasis however in the 2008/09 financial year the municipality obtained an unqualified audit with no matters of emphasis. The municipality was appointed as the Ambassador for the Operation Clean Audit by the Minister in 2009. The municipality also won a Vuna Award however the prize money was never given to the municipality and this reflects as debt owed to the municipality which exceeds 90 days. A Supply Chain Management Unit is established in the municipality. The District allocates over R1 million to support local municipalities obtain Clean Audits. In terms of debt collection the District has established a revenue enhancement to rectify database discrepancies for revenue collection in relation to property rates. The District Municipality had 100% expenditure of its MIG allocation for 2008/08 however backlogs in water (212), sanitation (157) and electricity (410) provision remain steady.