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Defaulting municipalities

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By Abigail Javier

Deputy President David Mabuza answered questions at the virtual plenary sitting of the National Council of Provinces on 15 June 2021. Here he addressed the...

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    Eskom reports some progress, but Soweto residents still owe R12.9bn

    On Monday, the utility told Eyewitness News that Soweto residents had made some progress in paying off their cumulative debt, which is now sitting at R12.9 billion.

    672 days ago
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    Eskom to cut power to 5 defaulting N Cape municipalities

    Collectively the Tsantsabane, Magareng, Kamiesburg, Khai-Ma and Richtersveld municipalities have owed Eskom over R273 million since May.

    686 days ago
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    Pay your bills or else: Eskom warns Free State municipalities of dark December

    Eskom said the rolling blackouts will happen for most of the day until they pay up.

    910 days ago
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    Legislation meant to save failing municipalities seen as useless, says report

    Section 139 gives provincial executive committees or national government the power to take appropriate steps including the imposition of a recovery plan and possible dissolution of municipal councils.

    961 days ago
  • FILE: Eskom's Megawatt Park in Johannesburg. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN.

    Eskom: Cutting power to defaulting municipalities a last resort

    Eskom says they are owed around R15 billion rand by defaulting councils.

    1378 days ago
  • Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane. Picture: @DWS_RSA/Twitter

    Mokonyane: Debt owed by municipalities adversely affecting Water Dept

    Water ans Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says that her department will now begin bulk water restrictions to five defaulting municipalities who have ignored their demands.

    1621 days ago
  • Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane (R). Picture: @DWS_RSA/Twitter.

    Mokonyane: R300m recovered from defaulting municipalities

    Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says out of the 30 defaulting municipalities, 25 have made contact with water authorities.

    1622 days ago
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    Dark Christmas: Eskom to continue power cuts in defaulting municipalities

    Treasury figures showed that municipalities were owed over R140 billion from households at the end of September.

    1622 days ago
  • FILE: Mist rises as approximately 400 000 cubic meters of water was released from the Vaal dam on 26 February 2017 after the dam reached 97.8 % capacity following heavy rains across Gauteng. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN.

    Vaal River levels increase to 71.2% after recent rainfalls

    The department says the system, which consists of 14 dams that are vital for the province, had been decreasing week-on-week.

    1622 days ago
  • Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Makonyane addressing the media at the Women’s Dialogue hosted by her department in Sandton. Picture: Katleho Sekhotho/EWN

    Water dept says most defaulting municipalities are paying debt

    The department had given at least 30 defaulting municipalities until yesterday to pay their debts of the last two months.

    1626 days ago
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    Water Dept: Good progress being made with defaulting municipalities

    Municipalities have until Friday to come up with ideas on how they will start making good of their promises to pay their debt.

    1629 days ago
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    Municipality blames customers for its failure to pay water bill

    The Mopani District Municipality in Limpopo is R520 million in the red, ranking in the top five of councils who have not been paying for water supply.

    1635 days ago
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    Top 3 defaulting municipalities make payment arrangements

    Matjhabeng Local Municipality in the Free State is on top of the list with R1.8 billion.

    1636 days ago
  • Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane. Picture: Masa Kekana/EWN

    'Cogta must take responsibility, leadership over municipalities debts'

    Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says she’s had enough of shouldering the blame and that it’s the Department of Cooperative Governance that chairs the inter-ministerial committee on municipal problems.

    1636 days ago
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    Treasury against writing off debt owed by municipalities

    For the first time ever, debt owing to municipalities is greater than their R111 billion grant allocation from Treasury.

    1636 days ago
  • FILE: A scene from the drought-stricken Free State.  Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN.

    'There’s no model to go on to predict how & when drought will get broken'

    While the Western Cape is experiencing its worst drought in a century, other parts of the country are also experiencing water shortages.

    1637 days ago
  • Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane. Picture: @DWS_RSA/Twitter

    [LISTEN] Mokonyane appeals to defaulting municipalities to pay up

    Minister of Water & Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane has appealed to municipalities who owe government to make the necessary arrangements to pay their current accounts and debt of over R10 billion.

    1637 days ago
  • FILE: Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane. Picture: Bertram Malgas/EWN

    Mokonyane confident in plan to recover R10bn debt from municipalities

    Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane on Monday gave an update about her departments battle with defaulting municipalities.

    1637 days ago
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