When Eskom issued the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA) notice, the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) and/or City Power owed Eskom R5 255 421 994.16, which excluded the current account of R1 582 093 993.32 that was due on 5 June 2026.
Eskom can confirm that the City of Johannesburg (CoJ)/City Power has continued to make payments towards the electricity account. Thus far, an amount of R1.2 billion has been paid towards the electricity account since the PAJA was issued. An additional current account amounting to R 1 582 billion which was due and payable on 05 June 2026, has not been settled, therefore the overdue current account is R2 702 336 196.37.
As of 11 June 2026, the CoJ/City Power owes Eskom an arrear debt of R5 281 414 085.38 (R2 702 336 196.37 overdue current account and R2 579 077 889.00 balance of the settlement arrangement that was made an order of the court).
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Eskom continues to comply with the settlement agreement which was made an order of the High Court of South Africa on 7 November 2025. Therefore, Eskom will not sign another payment arrangement as the current arrangement remains enforceable.
The Task team has been established between the City of Johannesburg, City Power and Eskom.
While these engagements are underway, it is important to clarify that the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA) process has not been stopped.
The PAJA process remains an administrative consultation process that provides affected stakeholders and members of the public with an opportunity to make representations before Eskom reaches a final decision.
Following the Minister of Electricity and Energy’s announcement that Eskom and City Power had reached an agreement in principle to suspend the PAJA process on the condition that City Power settles its account, the public ceased making submissions to Eskom.
However, City Power has failed to meet its payment obligations under the agreement, and Eskom will now proceed with the PAJA process.
In the interest of ensuring a fair administrative process, Eskom has extended the deadline for the notice by 30 days, given that the Minister’s intervention occurred within the first week of the PAJA process,
Accordingly, the closing date for public representations, submissions, comments and/or requests will now be the close of business on 17 July 2026.
Eskom will consider all submissions received and communicate the outcome of the process on 24 July 2026.
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National debt: South Africa’s debt to GDP ratio is 48%. Compared to the USA (100%), Japan (200%), and the UK (90%) South Africa does not do too badly in this department. The World Bank recommends a ratio of 60%. With reasonable debt levels the likelihood that the government is able to repay its debt is high and that its fiscal policy is sustainable. This is conducive for starting a business in South Africa, knowing that the government will still be able to continue spending and thus stimulate the economy.