Eskom has started steps to recover R1.3bn owed by the Emfuleni local municipality for electricity supplied by the power utility.
Klippies Kritzinger CEO of the Golden Triangle Chamber of Commerce said while the court’s decision is scary, is not surprising.
“This is coming a long way where Emfuleni has failed to keep their commitments with Randwater and Eskom. Currently service delivery is non-existent in Emfuleni. Emfuleni is clearly not a responsible government and we are not completely surprised by this development. “Emfuleni is not creating an environment which enables us to create jobs as the business community. We are the pothole capital of SA. We are the sewer capital of SA…A lot of our member are considering moving their business elsewhere because there is no service delivery. With this court order, more businesses will leave and unemployment will get worse,” Kritzinger said.court granted the power utility the order after the municipality failed to settle its current account and accumulated arrears.
“The electricity generator has started with the execution steps against the municipality to recover some of the municipality debt, including attaching the local authority’s bank accounts and movable assets.
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