The general thrust of the committee engagements with the three municipalities visited viz Frances Baard District Municipality, Dikgatlong and Sol Plaatjie Local Municipalities (both under Frances Baard DM) focused on inter alia the status of the Municipal Turn Around Strategy (which includes an array of issues from governance to service delivery), Operation Clean Audit and Disaster Management concerns. What follows is the brief reflection on the content and quality of the engagements as well as observations made during the oversight visits.