City of Johannesburg launches project Lokisa to recover billions in unpaid municipal debt [SOUND]

# The City of Johannesburg has launched project Lokisa, meaning ‘to fix’, a bold new campaign to recover unpaid municipal debt. The campaign will see large-scale disconnections targeting high-value properties, businesses, government departments, and state-owned entities. The city will also tighten rules on property sales to ensure debts are paid before transfers. The city’s Nkosana Lekotjolo urges property owners and businesses to settle their accounts or arrange payments to avoid disconnections and legal action: