Mr Speaker, where the DA governs, we strive to do our best for the citizens we serve. When mistakes are made, we go out of our way to ensure that they don't happen again, and we are open with the public about our shortcomings - we don't try to hide wrongdoing.
Despite the overblown adjectives from that side of the House, the Public Protector found no evidence of corruption in Midvaal Municipality. She did find some instances of maladministration. In each of these instances the municipality had already begun a process of remedial action. The Mayor of Midvaal, Timothy Nast, has committed himself to carrying out the recommendations of the Public Protector.
The DA leadership takes a special interest in the performance of the governments under its control; hence our leaders have indicated that they will be closely monitoring Midvaal to ensure that its systems and processes are improved further.
Following the Public Protector's report, the DA will be reviewing the rules that govern the actions of its public office-bearers. In the weeks ahead, we will take steps to prohibit DA office-bearers in local government from doing business with DA governance. This is in line with the Western Cape Procurement (Business Interests of Employees) Act, 2010, that the DA has passed in the Western Cape.
The DA is proud of its achievements in Midvaal. It is ranked the number one municipality in Gauteng for quality of life, and number one for job creation. [Applause.] It is the only municipality in Gauteng with a debt collection rate of 100% and it has received unqualified reports from the Auditor-General for the past eight years. [Applause.]