4.1 The Department reported that, in terms of vacancy rate for all approved posts; filling of section 57 positions and implementation of the performance management system, Cacadu and OR Tambo were the only District Municipalities that showed a slight improvement in performance when compared with the previous year. The Department explained that the progress observed in OR Tambo District Municipality was due to most municipalities in this District not submitting their reports in 2006/07 financial year.