6.14 The Administrator reported that the Office of the Premier (State Law Advisor) has been tirelessly providing support to the Municipality regarding the outstanding litigation and legal costs with the creditors. This relates to the R50 million that was supposed to have been collected by debt collectors on behalf of the Municipality, but unceremoniously it has been discovered that the Municipality owes the debt collectors more than R9, 8 million and more than R15 million has been paid since 2007. (E) Good Governance and Public Participation