The stakeholders (including National and Provincial Departments) that accompanied the Committee on this visit are the following: Department of Co- operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), North West Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs (LGTA), National Treasury (NT), North West Provincial Treasury (PT), South African Local Government Association (SALGA), Department of Energy (DME), Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC), National Department of Water and Environmental Affairs (DWEA), National Department of Public Works (DPW), Provincial Department of Public Works (PDPW), Auditor General (AG), Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and ESKOM.