Madibeng Local Municipality (MDLM) is currently under administration in terms of Section 139 of the Municipal Finance Management Act No. 56 of 2003. MDLM reported that senior managers were resigning from their positions. This meant that the recruitment process had to start all over again. Approximately 350 officials of the MDLM were registered with the Company and Intellectual Property Rights Organisations (CIPRO). There were 10 'ghost' workers, but at the time of the oversight visit the MDLM was in a process of addressing these issues. MDLM further reported that 20 per cent of its budget and treasury office might be suspended due to allegations of fraud, maladministration and corruption.