(1)With reference to the information that has to be reported to him in terms of Chapter 13 of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, Act 56 of 2003, (a) for which of the municipalities in the Free State did the Municipal Financial Recovery Service prepare mandatory financial recovery plans (MFRS) since 1 July 2016 and (b) on what date (i) was each financial recovery plan adopted and (ii) did he last receive a progress report from the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) of finance and/or the MEC for local government in the Free State in respect of the municipality terms of section 147(1)(b)(ii);
(2) Whether he has found that each specified municipality is currently implementing its financial recovery plan as required and/or expected by him and/or the MFRS; if not, what is the nature and extent of each municipality’s breach of its financial recovery plan;
(3) Whether each municipality has successfully completed any financial recovery plan prepared for it as contemplated by section 148(2); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details.
(4) Whether he and/or the MFRS have had any discussions with the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs regarding each municipality; if not, why not; if so, what were the outcomes of such discussions?