The DA Gauteng provincial leader John Moodey has called on provincial Cooperative Governance MEC, Lebogang Maile to place the Emfuleni local municipality under administration, this follows after its assets were seized to foot a massive R2.3 billion debt to Eskom.

According Eskom’s spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha, Emfuleni owes Eskom R2.3 billion. In 2018, a court judgment ruled that Eskom could recover R165 million in this debt from the municipality.

Moodey called on Maile to immediately dissolve the Emfuleni Municipality following the reports.

“The DA first called on Maile to dissolve Emfuleni in August 2019 after the endless sewage mess in the Vaal. Emfuleni lost both of its previous mayors to scandals,” he said.