Issued by Ismail Joosub on behalf of the FW de Klerk Foundation:
The FW de Klerk Foundation acknowledges the recent agreement between Emfuleni Local Municipality and Eskom, which allows for the resumption of operations following a prolonged crisis that threatened the livelihoods of municipal employees. While this development is a positive step, it does not absolve the systemic governance failures that led to this precarious situation.
The Foundation’s previous statement, issued on 3 October 2024, highlighted the dire consequences of Emfuleni’s R8 billion debt to Eskom, which had resulted in the attachment of the municipality’s bank accounts. This impediment severely impacted service delivery and the payment of salaries to hardworking municipal employees, contradicting the constitutional obligation to promote social and economic development, as outlined in section 152.
Ismail Joosub, Manager of Constitutional Advancement at….continue reading this article HERE.
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