Municipalities owe Eskom R17bn

The debt owed to Eskom by SA’s municipalities continues to grow and has now reached R17 billion, Cooperative Governance Minister Zweli Mkhize told MPs yesterday.

“We have noted that debt stood at R14.3 billion and currently has gone up to R17 billion and that’s just for Eskom and a similar rise is there for the water aspect,” Mkhize said while briefing parliament’s standing committee on public accounts on the work of an advisory panel. – ANA