Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina briefed the National Assembly on the debt owed to water boards by municipalities.
The total debt owed by struggling municipalities to water boards has ballooned by almost R4 billion to R28 billion over the past 10 months.
At least 16 municipalities are not making any payments while those that have had their Equitable Share allocations withheld due to non-payment, start making payments but abscond once the funds are released.
This was disclosed by Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina, when she fielded questions during the question-and-answer session in the National Assembly on Wednesday.
Majodina said the amount owed by municipalities to water board boards was R24 billion a year ago.
