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Pensioners in Komani and surrounding towns who earn less than R10,000 a month and owe money to the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality will now be able to have municipal debt older than 12 months written off, provided they enter into a payment arrangement with the council.
The measure forms part of a new debt-relief programme announced by the municipality last week in an effort to improve revenue collection and recover from a growing debt crisis.
Under the programme, residential customers who settle municipal debt incurred within the past 12 months in full will qualify for a 50% write-off on capital debt older than a year, as well as a 100% write-off of interest.
The remaining 50% of the…