KWADUKUZA municipality (KDM) is owed more than R200 million in outstanding electricity debt by individual and business ratepayers, refuting a report that the municipality owes Eskom more than R100 million.
The municipality has denied this claim.
The bulk of outstanding debt to KDM comes from defaulters living in Ballito.
According to the first quarter budget report for the 20/21 financial year, KDM offered incentives to collect the outstanding debt, which included making payments more affordable over a period and stretching the payment period from 15 to 30 days.
Despite these debt relief measures, thousands of households across the North Coast are battling to pay for municipal services as a result of the widespread economic havoc wrought by the coronavirus.
KDM is one of many municipalities that act as intermediaries, buying electricity from Eskom and then re-selling it to their customers.
The sharp declines in revenue has cut deeply into municipal
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