5.12 Municipal Council: The Municipal Council acknowledged cash-flow problems confronting the Municipality and the misalignment of the budget with the IDP. The Council stated that the section 71 (MFMA) monthly reports on the statement of the municipal budget submitted by the then accounting officer were incorrect. The political oversight on the administration, implementation of programmes and projects in the District revealed some deficiencies. A forensic investigation that was instituted based on the mandate of the Council exposed that there was slow delivery of projects and that procurement regulations were not complied with. However, the Council was not satisfied with the forensic report since the terms of reference were revised without their consent. The report also revealed payment to ghost workers.