Municipality owing R2.3bn to Eskom wants to make interest-free payments
13 March 2020
Gauteng Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) MEC Lebogang Maile wants to negotiate an interest-free repayment of the Emfuleni municipality's Eskom debt.
Maile rushed to get a detailed report from the mayoral committee when a sheriff of the High Court on Thursday seized furniture and vehicles after the municipality failed to pay its R2.3 billion Eskom debt.
Maile said a meeting was scheduled for Tuesday with Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter to review payment arrangements.
Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha warned that additional assets would be attached if the municipality failed to pay R220 million of its payment arrangement before 9am on Friday.