Departments owe struggling municipalities R9bn
Municipal debt to Eskom is growing at a frightening rate of almost R1bn a month
27 October 2019 - 22:35
National and provincial government departments owe some of the country’s struggling municipalities just over R9bn for services, co-operative governance & traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has revealed.
Many municipalities in turn are struggling to service their own mounting debt obligations, notably to cash-strapped state power utility Eskom. ..
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