1.3 In terms of NCOP rule 101, the Office of the Chairperson of the NCOP referred the notice of intervention in the affairs of Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality to the Select Committee on Co- operative Governance and Traditional Affairs for consideration and report. On 9th February 2010, the Select Committee took a decision during its meeting to conduct an oversight visit to the above- mentioned Municipality on 24 February 2010.