Municipalities in Mpumalanga owe Eskom billions
26 November 2021
The shocking state of South Africa's municipalities, which is a major contributing factor to Eskom's financial problems, is clearly illustrated by the fact that the debt owed to Eskom by just ten municipalities in Mpumalanga amounts to a staggering R12,5 billion.
The FF Plus recently uncovered this after receiving the reply to a question regarding the matter from the Mpumalanga MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Busisiwe Shiba.
The biggest culprit is the eMalahleni Local Municipality (Kriel, Ogies, Phola, eMalahleni/Witbank), which owes Eskom R5,5 billion.
The other municipalities are: