Johnathan Paoli
THE City of Johannesburg (CoJ) and City Power have announced their intention to appeal a court order by the South Gauteng High Court regarding an outstanding debt of R3.4 billion to Eskom.
CoJ’s head of communications, Georgina Lefifi said she believed critical aspects of the evidence were not fully considered by the court in reaching its conclusion.
“It should be highlighted that despite City Power’s efforts to engage in mediation and exhaust all Inter-Governmental Relations (IGR) dispute resolution processes to resolve the matter, Eskom bypassed these avenues and rushed to court to seek a resolution,” Lefifi said.
Lefifi confirmed that their legal teams have been briefed, the appeal has been lodged and said the metro and City Power believed that a full bench will find differently.
The court ordered the two entities, who have been in arrears and had defaulted on their debt since October 2023 were ordered
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