Out of 72 municipality applications for State-owned Eskom debt relief, 70 have been approved, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana revealed in his 2024 Budget on February 21. The 72 applicants represent R56.7-billion, or 96.9%, of the total municipal debt owed to Eskom as at March 31, 2023, with the 70 approved representing R55.2-billion.
