Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana and National Treasury now support the proposal by Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa and Eskom that the latter temporarily take over electricity supply in struggling municipalities in order to curb their growing debt to the power utility.
This is despite questionable results in the two municipalities where the so-called Distribution Agency Agreements (DAAs) with Eskom are already in force.
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The South African Local Government Association (Salga), which represents municipalities, is opposed to the…