Section 2 of the Public Audit Act, 2004, mandates the Standing Committee on the Auditor - General "to assist ... the Auditor - General in order to ensure ...the effectiveness of the Auditor - General". In order to contribute to this object of the Act, and to support the "Operation Clean Audit 2014 " campaign, the Committee accompanied the Auditor - General in visiting some of the municipalities with negative audit opinions challenges, in Mpumalanga. The Committee hoped that information obtained through this oversight will assist the Committee to fully understand challenges that are facing municipalities with negative audit opinion.