Attempts to cut off electricity are being thwarted in court as ratepayers' associations continue to take on municipalities and Eskom.
In their payment plan submitted to the court, the municipality had asked to start making payments to Eskom at the end of September this year - but the judge did not agree.
"The municipality will have sufficient time during [the remainder of] June, July and August to make preparations for the commencement of such payment on or before August 31.” The judge didn’t mince his words when he reminded the municipality how it previously failed to honour payment plans with Eskom.
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