A letter to employees and councillors in Mafube Municipality indicating that they may not be receiving salaries from December to the end of February is indicative of administrative dysfunctionality and financial mismanagement in Free State municipalities and the provincial government.

Mafube Municipality has been under administration for several years without improvement, as evidenced by these letters. The provincial sphere of government who place municipalities under administration have a responsibility to not only improve the administration of the municipality, but also ensure that salaries are paid and basic services are delivered.

The only reliable service in the municipality is the solar-generated electricity supplied to certain areas of the municipality by Rural Maintenance. In most instances, municipalities are in debt to Eskom with constant threats of electricity cuts since money collected from residents is not paid over to Eskom.