5.1 Municipalities in the Province are faced with a combination of challenges in the delivery of infrastructure and basic services, such as, for example, growing urbanisation, the servicing of undeveloped predominantly rural communities, and a historical backlog in the provision of infrastructure. Consequently, the national Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs has provided a total sum of R22 751 000 as funding to assist municipalities in the Province with the provision and development of infrastructure.