Eskom lodged an urgent court application against the City of Johannesburg for failing to pay a bill of more than R1 billion. (Rodger Bosch/AFP)
Eskom said
it was placed in an impossible situation, having to “choose between
suffering irreparable financial harm and causing harm”.
This as the
power utility lodged an urgent court application against the City of
Johannesburg for failing to pay a bill of more than R1 billion.
In papers
filed in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg, Eskom said municipal
electricity debt was growing exponentially.
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