/ 4 May 2023

This is how treasury will write off Eskom’s crushing municipal debt

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Despite expenditure on infrastructure such as Eskom's transmission lines, roads and rail transport, failures persist. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

The treasury also hopes to change the behaviour of local government officials and restore financial management best practices

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