The introduction of the current system of local government and administration has resulted in the transformation of the political and the administrative systems of municipalities. The transformation is most obvious in municipalities making use of the type contemplated in section 7 of the Local Government : Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998). The types inter alia provide for a mayoral executive system for the three categories of municipality. The mayoral system provides for the election of an executive mayor. Duties are assigned to the executive mayor (Section 56) corresponding to a large extent with those of an executive committee system (section 44). However, the main difference is in the relationship between the executive mayor and the administration on the one hand and the executive committee and the administration on the other hand. The functioning of the executive mayoral system allows the political office bearer t