'The municipality won’t be able to settle that amount as it does not have the money.'
“Even if the cut-off actions can be extremely intensified, we do not anticipate receiving the required amount,” he said.These included low municipal electricity billing when compared with Eskom billing and distribution losses, which were attributed to illegal connections.
“In the worst scenario, if residents are not responding to the call, the municipality has an option available at its disposal to approach the high court for relief in the form of a prohibitory interdict against Eskom on an urgent basis,” he said.
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