# A joint meeting of four Parliament oversight committees called on National Treasury and the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department to protect service delivery, especially for the indigent, amid corrective efforts in poorly performing municipalities. This followed the move by the Treasury to temporarily withheld the transfer of funds of 13.5-billion-rand to 69 non-compliance municipalities. Standing Committee on Finance chairperson, Mkhacani Maswanganyi, says while it is necessary to act against persistent financial misconduct and non-compliance, national and provincial governments must fulfil their support and intervention responsibilities as provided for in section 154 of the Constitution.
Joint Committees direct Treasury to protect service delivery amid intervention