# Five distressed municipalities in the Free State will be placed under provincial care. Finance minister Enoch Godongwana informed premier Sisi Ntombela he is placing Tokologo, Matjhabeng, Maluti-a-Phofung, Mafube, and Kopanong local municipalities under administration. The Mangaung metro and Metsimaholo local municipality will continue to remain under provincial care. According to National Treasury, 43 dysfunctional municipalities have been identified for intervention across South Africa.