JoburgCan

19/06/2026

UPDATE | Joburg’s billion-rand Eskom bill payment due as public participation deadline extended

• Eskom has extended its public participation deadline as Johannesburg fails to pay its debt.

• No agreement has yet been reached between Eskom and the city, prompting civic groups and the DA to launch petitions demanding that Eskom spare residents from paying for the city’s failures.

• The public consultations were set to conclude on Wednesday but were extended at the eleventh hour.
After several requests, Eskom has agreed to give the public an extra 30 days to weigh in on whether it should be allowed to cut off the City of Johannesburg’s electricity bill.

In a statement on Wednesday evening, the power utility said, given that Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s intervention occurred within the first week of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA) process, “the closing date for public representations, submissions, comments and/or requests will now be the close of business on 17 July”.

“Eskom will consider all submissions received and communicate the outcome of the process on 24 July,” it stated, adding that when the PAJA was issued, the city owed Eskom R5 255 421 994.16, excluding the current account of R1 582 093 993.32. This was due on 5 June.

The statement said the city had continued to make payments towards the electricity account and had paid R1.2 billion when the PAJA was issued.

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After several requests, Eskom has agreed to give the public an extra 30 days to weigh in on whether it should be allowed to cut off the City of Johannesburg’s electricity bill.

18/06/2026

Eskom plans to cut the power

Why? Because City of Joburg has not been paying its bills.

But hang on - the public has been paying.

Let ESKOM SOUTH Africa know this.

Submit an Objection Now

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18/06/2026

JoburgCAN welcomes Eskom’s decision to extend the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act consultation process on the City of Johannesburg and City Power electricity account by 30 days, saying the extension gives residents a fairer opportunity to participate in a process with serious consequences for Johannesburg.

JoburgCAN managing director Julia Fish said the extension reflects the scale of public concern and the need for proper, meaningful consultation where residents and businesses may be affected by the city and City Power’s failure to manage their electricity account responsibly.

Read full statement below:

Residents must not be punished for the City's failures. Make a submission to Eskom today. JoburgCAN welcomes Eskom’s decision to extend the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act consultation process on the City of Johannesburg and City Power electricity account by 30 days, saying the extension g...

18/06/2026

⚡ Electricity costs have climbed by more than 400% over the past decade and a half.

Residents are paying for national and local government failure: poor planning, weak maintenance, bad management and years of bad decisions.

Joburg cannot keep using residents as a bailout plan.



Hilaal.tv

17/06/2026

READ TODAY: JoburgCAN demands Eskom-Joburg deal before power-cut deadline

JoburgCAN has called on Eskom, the City of Johannesburg and City Power to publish the terms of any agreement aimed at averting electricity interruptions in Johannesburg, saying residents cannot be expected to participate meaningfully in a public process while key information remains hidden.

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The Johannesburg Community Action Network (CAN) has called on Eskom, the City of Johannesburg and City Power to publish the terms of any agreement aimed at averting electricity interruptions in Johannesburg.

17/06/2026

Can Joburg coalitions fix the city, or break it?

Julia Fish, managing director of civic group JoburgCAN, says Joburgers’ suspicion of coalitions makes sense. Residents have watched parties trade support for positions while services splutter, leadership changes, and accountability disappears into the same mysterious place as working traffic lights.

“For voters living with unreliable services and shaky administration, a straightforward 50+1 majority for a single party can seem like the only route to clarity, speed, and accountability,” Fish says.

But, and this is a big but, Fish said coalitions are not the problem. Bad coalitions are.

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Joburg’s coalition chaos has voters fed up. But experts say bad deals, not coalitions, are the real problem before 2026.

17/06/2026

LAST CHANCE: Eskom is cutting Joburg's lights. Object today

JoburgCAN is calling for urgent transparency on the Eskom/City Power debt crisis, after public reports suggested an agreement had been reached while Eskom’s formal public participation process on possible electricity interruptions appears to remain active.

JoburgCAN says residents cannot be expected to comment meaningfully while the alleged Eskom, City of Johannesburg and City Power agreement remains hidden from the public.

“Johannesburg residents are once again being treated as collateral damage in a crisis they did not create. If there is an agreement, the public has a right to see it. If the PAJA process remains active, residents must be told clearly and given enough time to respond,” says JoburgCAN managing director Julia Fish.

JoburgCAN is urging residents, businesses, body corporates, schools and community organisations to make a formal submission before the 17 June deadline.

JoburgCAN says paying residents should not be punished for failures in governance, billing, revenue collection and financial management within the City of Johannesburg and City Power.



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16/06/2026

🎥 Missed a JoburgCAN webinar? Catch up on our Webinar Hub.

JoburgCAN’s Webinar Hub brings together practical discussions with community leaders, legal experts, civic activists and professionals on the issues affecting Joburg residents every day.

On the hub, you can watch sessions on:

✅ Understanding the IDP, municipal budgets and tariff increases
✅ Free Basic Services and who qualifies
✅ What to do when your municipal bill is wrong
✅ Rates boycotts and legal alternatives
✅ Development planning and problem properties
✅ Precinct management and active citizenry
✅ How to start and market a residents’ association
✅ Holding municipal directors and entities to account
✅ Public land occupation, community rights and responsibilities
✅ What can be done to fix the City of Johannesburg

These webinars are designed to help residents move from frustration to action — with information, tools and practical guidance.


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In the webinars below we have thought-provoking discussions with community leaders and professionals tackling the issues facing communities today. Explore, learn and share. If you have any webinar suggestions email us at [email protected].

16/06/2026

🚨 When water tanker workers are not paid, communities suffer.

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15/06/2026

🚨 DID YOU KNOW?

The IDP is not a one-year document. 🏛️📋

It is a living five-year plan.

has reviewed Joburg's IDP performance — and the results will SHOCK you. 👀📉



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The City of Johannesburg’s Integrated Development Plan process is failing at almost every level and needs an urgent overhaul if the city is ever to turn around in a coordinated manner, says the Johannesburg Community Action Network (JoburgCAN). JoburgCAN’s deep-dive retrospective review of every...