(1)Whether, in light of section 121 of the Municipal Finance Management Act, Act 56 of 2003 (MFMA) that requires all municipalities to table their annual reports to their respective municipal councils by 31 January every year, and/or request an extension from their provincial Members of the Executive Council (MECs), he and/or the National Treasury must be provided with reports of any municipalities that have failed to table their reports by 31 January 2023; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) which municipalities failed to table their reports, (b) what were the reasons for non-compliance, (c) did the specified municipalities timeously apply for an extension to the respective MECs and (d) of the municipalities that failed to table their reports by 31 January, which municipalities have also failed to apply for extensions to their respective MECs;
whether he will make a statement on the matter?