procedures on the 51 cases of fraud and corrupt activities involving millions of rand. And trust that the investigation will reveal cases that appeared in the media since 2014.

The focus of the NCOP in this situation should be, was the Memorandum of Understanding between the Inter-Ministerial Task Team, IMTT and the premier completely honoured? Did the intervention meet most, if not, all of the terms of reference, as well as the recommendations from the ad hoc committee of the Fifth House?

Further than that, this House should realise that this intervention cannot be extended indefinitely. This House should acknowledge that the IMTT was appointed by the hon President Ramaphosa with directions and outcomes. What was the direct involvement and contributions of the IMTT Ministers in their oversight roles? And responsibilities to identify, resolve and contribute to the betterment of the situation or did their HODs determine their views. Currently, the question that begs to be answered is, who is doing what? We havethe

Minister, the IMTT, the administrators, the NCOP ad hoc committee in their monitoring and investigative role, the local MECs, the premier. Also supported by the HODs director- generals, chief directors, support staff and content advisors. Presentation upon presentation was prepared and presented and more extensive reports written and submitted. What we need is implementation and action delivered to the outcomes. However, this substantive report of the ad hoc committee suggests the extension of the intervention.

The DA is of the view that the extension of the intervention keeps those responsible and accountable in the ICU, on crutches and dysfunctional but the extension of the intervention cannot continue in the current format. There must be a set of deliverables and the NCOP must be involved in the setting of the key performance areas and indicators to determine the measurables and the budgeting thereof.

Governance on all levels should be restored to levels of checks and balances, accountability, consequence management, applicable to every individual in all spheres of government and the eradication of the systemic fraud and corruption within all the government structures. Therefore, the DA is of the view that the intervention in the current format is not

effective and, therefore, calls for a new format to ensure that this intervention restores the constitutional obligations of the North West provincial government to deliver effective services for the betterment of all that live and work in the North West Province. The communities of the North West Province deserve a provincial government and the local governments to serve them, to develop their communities and to ensure political stability and be governed according to their constitutional mandates, complying with the Bill of Rights of every citizen of the North West Province.

The citizens and communities are currently kept hostage and deprived of services they are obliged to receive while some pay for services they never receive. Of paramount importance is that the North West provincial government being restored to function in the constitutionally obligated role to ensure viable leadership, sound administration and a capablestate.

Factional infighting within all ANC structures in the North West Province contributed to further instability at all levels of governance causing the total collapse and destruction of municipalities and the malfunctioning of the provincial administration. I want to close with a quote from William Cobbett that said:

Good government is known from bad government by this infallible test: that under the former the labouring people are well fed and well clothed, and under the latter, they are badly fed and badly clothed.

Thank you.