Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi urged towns to avoid cutting off services during exam time because doing so could have a detrimental effect on students' academic performance.
Lesufi urges municipalities to cut services to schools owing over R200 million - but not during ‘test time’
About 1,601 schools are responsible for the outstanding debt; non-Section 21 schools owe R69 million, while Section 21 schools have accumulated R192 million in overdue balances. Section 21 schools are normally managed by School Governing Bodies which handle payments for utilities. And non-section 21 schools are managed by the department itself.
Municipalities across Gauteng are owed millions by customers, including various government departments, for utilities provided by entities like Eskom, City Power, and Rand Water.
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