6.1.5 The University responds to issues raised by the Auditor-General, especially in municipalities. It is clear that there is a skills shortage in municipalities. Furthermore, there is a collaboration/working relationship between the University and the South African Broadcast Corporation (SABC) with regard to media studies. The University has a competency-based curriculum, where the University approaches the community-based organisation to find out how they can assist to cater for societal ills within the community. As a result of that process, the University develops a curriculum that aims to resolve the societal anomalies