Emfuleni’s vehicles seized to help pay Eskom debt
Eskom on Thursday seized vehicles belonging to the Emfuleni local municipality, after Eskom was granted a court order to attach the municipality’s assets.
According to the FF Plus in Emfuleni, the bailiff seized 25 vehicles, including those belonging to the construction, traffic, parks, sports, and power departments.
Eskom obtained the order from the Pretoria High Court in November.
“The electricity generator has started with the execution steps against the municipality to recover some of the municipality debt, including attaching the local authority’s bank accounts and movable assets,” the power utility said in a statement at the time.
Videos on Eskom’s Twitter account on Thursday showed various vehicles being loaded onto flat bed trucks.
#EskomGauteng#EmfuleniAssetsAttached
We are attaching the Emfuleni Local Municipality’s assets after obtaining a R1.3 billion judgement against the municipality. pic.twitter.com/7jj3W6BqqI
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) December 1, 2022
“The sheriff’s office officials [are] working on removing Emfuleni municipality’s vehicles from its premises,” read one of the power utility’s tweets.
#EskomGauteng #EmfuleniAssetsAttached
We are still in Emfuleni attaching assets as per the Pretoria High Court order. pic.twitter.com/YQIQc1BRCi
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) December 1, 2022
The vehicles include police cars, bakkies, minibuses and a tipper. Even the municipality’s refuse truck was removed.
#EskomGauteng #EmfuleniAssetsAttached
Emfuleni municipality’s tipper removed from the munic’s offices. pic.twitter.com/s7MrY0GMGt
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) December 1, 2022
#EskomGauteng #EmfuleniAssetsAttached
Emfuleni municipality’s refuse truck is one of the assets taken away as part of court order against the Munic. pic.twitter.com/Ij4Khz9cZ9
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) December 1, 2022
Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging fall under the municipality.
FF Plus councillor in Emfuleni, Gerda Senekal, said service delivery in the municipality will be affected by the seizure.
“The seizure of vehicles has a severely detrimental impact on Emfuleni’s service delivery,” she said.
“Even the intervention by the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) did not improve the situation. Emfuleni deserves better than the ANC.”
Non-payment for electricity
Eskom in September won a R1.3 billion judgment against the municipality over unpaid bulk electricity services.
Emfuleni Municipality owes Eskom R5.3 billion.
The power utility said the municipality had not made any payments to settle the debt, despite several court orders.
Eskom has also served Emfuleni with a summons of R3.4 billion for the non-payment of its bulk electricity supply.
Rand Water
Eskom isn’t the only organization trying to recover debt from the embattled municipality.
Gauteng water utility Rand Water also obtained an attachment order against Emfuleni in November.
The water board has for years been involved in a dispute with the municipality over debt of more than R500 million.
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