South Africa suffers from high levels of corruption that undermine the rule of law and hinder the state's capacity to effect development and socioeconomic transformation. In order to curb the scourge of corruption in the country, Section 100 of the South African Constitution (1996) and certain provisions of the Public Finance Management Act (1999) and the Municipal Finance Management Act (1999) provide for a continuum of interventions in provinces and municipalities if it is revealed that there is corruption and maladministration. It was through Section 100 of the South African Constitution that the Limpopo, Free State and Gauteng provinces were put under administration in November 2011. Of the three provinces, Limpopo was on the verge of bankruptcy. The focus of this article is on the Limpopo Province. The article discusses the circumstances that caused the province to be under administration, its past and present financial situ