Deputy Chairperson, to say that nothing has happened is being a bit liberal with the truth. I will tell you what happened. You know that the issue of water is the responsibility of the district municipality. We found out that R168 million was sitting in the bank of the district municipality called Ngaka Modiri Molema. The mayor in that municipality didn't have the political will to act. We had to put the mayor aside so that service delivery could take place. We now have an acting municipal manager who is running the municipality as we speak. The acting municipal manager has removed the chief executive officer in that district municipality so that we can go to the municipality.
We have deployed engineers to that municipality and they are working with us. There is a woman called Carrim, who has been very vocal. She even went to the President to raise the issues of Tswaing. We are working with them to solve the issues there. They withheld payment for services and put it in trust accounts. We are discussing the issue of releasing these resources in order to deal with these things. This is the specificity of the Tswaing Municipality issue and the district you were talking about.
Let me come to the North West. North West is the first province to actually open our eyes. From 6 March to 21 April we conducted a thorough investigation, where I was personally involved. We came up with a very seriously telling report, which we are using to turn things around in that province. One of the most important things you must know is that generally the North West does not have water. It is a water-scarce province. We are looking at measures for ensuring that we are able to deal with this at a specific level. But at a broader level I can assure you that the people of the North West deserve better. Currently they are not getting what they deserve.
We are moving in. You will hear about dramatic things, serious things and a decisive leadership in the next few weeks, which is aimed at ensuring that people in that province are getting what they deserve. Therefore, we are telling you to fasten your seat belts for good things to come. I thank you. [Applause.]