When we assist municipalities that do not have capacity, we also do an assessment to check whether this is inherent to the environment in which they are operating, or whether it is simply a factor of failure on their part.
If the reason for needing to assist them is certain inherent features, some of which result from demarcation, we then have to see what it is that we can do - if it is in the area of being nonviable - to assist them in best developing the economic potential of that area, so that they become self- sustaining and so that this support does not last forever.
When it is due to failure on their part, we definitely go in and assist. We provide timelines for them to live up to what is expected of them and to pull their weight. If they can't pull their weight, then we obviously have to make sure, because municipalities themselves are not branches or extensions of government departments. They represent a sphere. If they can't live up to what is expected of them, that is when one begins to look at what the Constitution says, either in terms of section 154 or, if the situation does not improve, one may even consider section 139.
So, it can't be forever. It can't be that one creates a sphere of government and then other spheres continue to support those spheres. That is not right and it cannot go on forever.