The move is set to happen early in 2021.

OFM News last week reported on how the state of provincial and local government in the North West came under scrutiny as Dlamini-Zuma and the Inter-Ministerial Task Team in North West briefed Parliament on the progress that has been made since the province was placed under administration.

President Cyril Ramaphosa placed the entire province under administration in 2018 following sporadic service delivery protests and calls for former premier Supra Mahumapelo to resign. Following months of unrest, Ramaphosa also appointed a task team - led by Dlamini-Zuma - to bring stability into the province and address services delivery issues in provincial departments and municipalities.

The briefing by Dlamini-Zuma before the NCOP came just weeks after a delegate from Parliament embarked on a week-long visit to the province to engage distressed municipalities. It was during this visit that the delegate said municipalities in the North West need urgent intervention as they are still plagued with financial mismanagement, lack of political governance, and still battle to provide services to residents despite more than 50% of them being placed under administration.

The House has therefore resolved that an ad hoc committee will still be needed to assist the province, although Dlamini-Zuma has indicated that there has been some improvements in terms of irregular expenditures, service delivery and governance.

The ad hoc committee is expected to consist of five members from the ANC, two from the DA, one from the EFF and one from Freedom Front Plus.

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