Gauteng municipalities are owed more than R58bn in unpaid debt

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More than 85% of the outstanding debt owed to municipalities in Gauteng is from household customers and represents R49.8bn.

Tender problems were not the only red flag picked up by the inquiry. The report found most municipalities had little or no internally funded capital budgets, while a number of them faced challenges with revenue collection.

In Johannesburg, the slow clearing of suspense accounts and resolution of customer queries was of concern.“In Emfuleni, unregistered housing developments cannot be billed. In Merafong City, some properties are not classified on the valuation roll. Some meters cannot be located or were replaced with prepaid meters, yet bills continue to be issued,” the report said.

 

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If they can change there account department I don't think they know what they doing 85% of them has no idea what they doing if you go to municipalities there is only elderly south Africans citizens in the queue , where is all the foreigners that are buying up the property

Stick your subscription, grow a pair, be openly racist and give us the real breakdown, or just stick your subscription.

No ways, check with the informal settlements.

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