4. Introduction 4.1 On 18 March 2010, the Premier of North-West Province tabled a notice of intervention in Tswaing Local Municipality to the Office of the Chairperson of the NCOP. Subsequent to the tabling, the notice was referred to the Select Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs for consideration and reporting in terms of Council Rule 101. In compliance with the Council referral, the Committee resolved to undertake a fact-finding visit to the Municipality on the 11 May 2010. In terms of section 139 (2)(b)(ii) of the Constitution, the intervention must end if the NCOP does not positively approve the intervention within 180 days, in this case before the end of 10 September 2010, since the intervention began.