The Sol Plaatje Municipality in Kimberley in the Northern Cape says it is in dire financial straits. This is as government departments, businesses and indigent households owe the municipality about R1.5 billion. The municipality says due to this escalating debt they are unable to pay Eskom, the Department of Water and Sanitation, and other municipal suppliers. The municipality says a financial recovery plan established two years ago to recover financial losses came to halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Municipal spokesperson, Sello Matsie, says plans are now afoot to collect revenue including …