Municipal debt is more than municipalities’ debt to Eskom
Non-payment by households for electricity and water is the largest contributor to this municipal debt
29 October 2019 - 17:39
Municipalities owe Eskom R23.5bn and the water boards R14.9bn, but this level of debt is not nearly as weighty as the R165.5bn owed to municipalities by households and the state.
The culture of non-payment for services by citizens, attributed to poverty and the high level of unemployment, has been roundly condemned both by President Cyril Ramaphosa and finance minister Tito Mboweni...
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