Electricity and energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says municipalities with a combined debt of over R100 billion with Eskom have made little progress in reducing the amounts they owe.
According to the minister, the ongoing problem will result in the total collapse of the South African electricity complex.
Speaking at a media briefing on Tuesday, 24 June 2025, the minister described Eskom’s challenge of supplying electricity but being unable to collect revenue as an “existential problem”.
“They are spending…
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