It is against this background that the Standing Committee on Appropriations undertook an oversight visit to the Province of Eastern Cape. The purpose of the visit was to ascertain the progress made in dealing with backlogs in the electrification, water and sanitation at clinics and schools in the Province of Eastern Cape. The Committee invited both the national and provincial departments of Education, Health and Energy to get an extensive account and the broader understanding of the challenges that still remain in dealing with backlog. Some schools and clinics were sampled for the visit to get primary data and experiences of communities. This was to assist in getting evidence on the impact of these conditional grants, thus assisting the Committee to provide its perspective on the discontinuation of these grants. The following schools and clinics were visited: Machamtsholo Junior Primary School in Port St Johns, Manzana Senior Secondary School in Engcobo, Weltevreden Farm School in Queenstown, Nkumandeni Clinic in Ngqeleni and Manzana Clinic in Engcobo.