The municipality received poor audit outcomes from the Auditor-General for a number of years. To address this situation the municipality instituted Operation Clean Audit. The municipality reported that it currently has a base in assets of R600 million in its Asset Register. At the time of the visit, the Asset Register was not GRAP 17 compliant. One of the issues highlighted by the municipality in the compilation of the Asset Register was a difference of opinion between the Auditor-General and the Municipality regarding the valuation method used. The municipality had a large number of aging assets (which were over 40 to 50 years old), and this meant that the finances required to maintain these assets were considerable. To address the issue of aging infrastructure, the municipality accessed nationally allocated funds as well as loans from the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA).