Furthermore, the NLM informed the Committee that it is experiencing some challenges. These are that the municipality has a low revenue base due to its rural nature; it is struggling to attract and retain skilled technical and financial personnel; the road Infrastructure construction and maintenance is a challenge due to the shortage of engineers; there is no full participation of sector departments in IDP processes; there are limited funds for implementing infrastructural projects; the municipality is not GRAP compliant and fails to submit Section 71 reports of the MFMA.