Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation, Mlungisi Johnson, says they are extremely concerned about the increasing debt book of the Water Trading Entity (WTE).
According to Johnson the debt book for the entity was now standing at a staggering R11.2 billion, which amounts to an increase of R1.2 billion year-on-year from the 2016/17 financial year. “While the committee is cognisant of the challenge of non-payment by municipalities, it is unacceptable that it has taken this long and there is no resolution in sight for this long-recurring challenge,” Johnson notes. “It is also worrying that despite the procurement of a debt collection service provider, no tangible evidence of its work is noticeable. Now that the contract of the debt collector has ended, it is even more difficult to comprehend how the entity will be able to collect the debt,” he continues.What else to read
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