3.2.1 Govan Mbeki Local Municipality (GMLM) admitted that it lacked financial skills and most financial positions are occupied by acting people. However, GMLM told the Committee that it has developed strategies to fill vacant positions in the near term. In terms of financial management capacity building, GMLM informed the Committee that National Treasury is assisting them with training sessions. GMLM plans to use financial management grant to capacitate the personnel in finance and, for monitoring and improvement of financial systems.