(1) Whether any provincial Member of the Executive Council responsible for local government consulted with him regarding an adjustment of the powers and functions of (a) local or (b) district municipality since his appointment in December 2015; if so, (i) on what date did the consultations take place and (ii) which municipalities are affected;
(2) Whether capacity assessments were conducted on the affected municipalities as required by section 85(2)(b) of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, Act 117 of 1998, as amended; if not, why not; if so, what were the recommendations of each capacity assessment?