National Government has decided to place the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality under administration.
The Municipality, seated in Komani, governs Sterkstroom, Hofmeyer, Tarkastad Lesseyton and Whittlesea, to name a few.
Enoch Mgijima LM was placed under mandatory intervention by the Eastern Cape Provincial Executive in terms of Section 139(5) (a) of the Constitution in 2018.
However, after the municipality failed to make progress in improving its financial and service delivery performance, Cabinet decided to place it under a national intervention.
In a statement issued by Government on Thursday, National Cabinet Representatives (NCR) will be deployed soon whereafter the Minister of Finance will delegate powers to them in the form of a multidisciplinary team of experts.
Cabinet Spokesperson Phumla Williams says the Mangaung Metro in the Free State will also be placed under national intervention after failing for more than two years to implement the financial recovery plan during the provincial intervention.
The National interventions will take effect upon formal gazetting in the Government Gazette.
