The South African Government and the country's National Olympic Committee had been given a deadline of February 29 to establish the Organising Committee, following a recommendation from the CGF that it be in place within 180 days of their 2015 General Assembly in Auckland. 

An Inter-Ministerial Committee, chaired by South Africa’s Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, was confirmed to have been established in June.

The Committee were tasked with establishing the Local Organising Committee, but this still has yet to be achieved.

South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan also provided financial guarantees that the city would be able to host the Games in June.

The first Host City payment to the CGF remains several months outstanding, however, with the organisation having previously claimed they had been reassured that the first payment would be received after governance and structures were finalised.

Martin has claimed that the CGF are enjoying positive discussions with Durban 2022, but has acknowledged the situation with the Organising Committee needs to be resolved.

The issue is set to top the agenda of the CGF General Assembly, which is due to begin in Edmonton on October 6. 

"We are in regular and positive dialogue with the South African Government to advise them on their first steps and early obligations on their exciting journey towards 2022, and the CGF membership looks forward to a detailed progress report at the upcoming CGF General Assembly in Edmonton, Canada," Martin told insidethegames.

"We are now at a critical period for the establishment of a Local Organising Committee, but we are passionately committed to supporting and realising our collective ambition to host the first Commonwealth Games on African soil in six years’ time."

Durban's selection as the host city was rubbed stamped one year ago at the CGF’s General Assembly in New Zealand, making them the first African city to be awarded the Commonwealth Games and seen as paving the way for them to bid for the Olympics. 

Edmonton, the South African city's only rival, had withdrawn its bid in February due to the global decline in oil prices.

The official Durban 2022 website has not been updated since the Games were awarded to the city, with the candidature logo still featuring.

The sport programme has also been a key topic in the past year, following suggestions that Durban 2022 were considering axing track cycling and artistic gymnastics.

The International Gymnastics Federation remain confident the artistic form of the sport will be included, while International Cycling Union (UCI) President Brian Cookson previously claimed it would be a "real tragedy" if track cycling was absent at Durban 2022.

Cricket, though, is set to feature at the Durban 2022 Commonwealth Games after the International Cricket Council (ICC) submitted an application for the women’s event to take place in July, with a 50-over competition or a Twenty20 competition proposed.

It is due to be the first time the event will be been staged in Africa, with the Games scheduled to open on July 18, 2022, marking the birthday of Nelson Mandela, who died in 2013.

insidethegames has contacted Durban 2022 for a comment.