City of Joburg settles Eskom debt, averting risk of power being throttled

The City of Joburg has fully settled an overdue debt of R5.25-billion owed to Eskom, the electricity department said on Friday. Upcoming municipal elections and ANC pressure The settlement follows a government-led mediation process to resolve a long-running billing dispute that had threatened to see electricity supply throttled to the economic hub of Africa’s biggest economy. Business leaders…