Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes, with serious concern, how the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs has had to intervene in terms of section 139(1)(b) of the Constitution in respect of more and more failed municipalities;
2) also notes that allegations of corruption, maladministration and poor service delivery are common themes and that looting, not governance, is characterising many municipalities;
3) believes that this is a matter of national crisis; and
4) calls on government to introduce amendments to the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act to better regulate the supply chain management and to introduce greater accountability and transparency before local government collapses in its entirety.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.