Municipal Debt
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Coal’s slow death in Mpumalanga
As jobs disappear from the coal belt, Middelburg’s economy is buckling. Unpaid rates, collapsing businesses and stalled transition support are deepening the crisis
Joburg Crisis Alliance questions ‘quick wins’ focus of presidential working group
Civil society says officials should break the cycle of grand promises and weak follow-through if Johannesburg is to be rebuilt into a world-class city
Eskom not pulling the plug on Johannesburg, says Ramokgopa
The ‘challenges’ being experienced in the metro were no different to those in other municipalities, the minister said
ANC may sink ActionSA bid to take Tshwane
ActionSA has promised positions to the ANC and EFF but the former ruling party is cautious of the city’s poor finances and service delivery failures
Cabinet ministers can’t fire directors general, says Public Service Commission
Civil servants need to be ‘insulated’ from politics and allowed to do their work
Municipalities owe Eskom R78bn, debt projected to soar to R3.1tn by 2050, says Ramokgopa
The electricity and energy minister warned that the debt prevents the power utility from investing in infrastructure
Government owes KwaZulu-Natal municipalities R3 billion for rates, water, electricity
Households are battling to keep up with their municipal bills in the face of stubbornly high interest rates, according to Salga This content is restricted to registered users and…
Eskom fears more debt when relief package ends
Acting CEO Calib Cassim told the M&G there has to be planning for what happens after the debt relief ends
Eskom debt down R81.9-billion, but municipal debt and servicing outstanding debt affects liquidity
‘Cost-reflective tariffs’ and resolving municipal debt are needed to turn Eskom around