City Power permitted to appeal Eskom ruling on payment dispute [SOUND]

# City Power has been granted leave to appeal a Johannesburg High Court ruling in favour of Eskom, related to a billing dispute. In June, City Power and the City of Johannesburg were ordered to pay Eskom more than one-billion-rand plus interest accrued for the cost of the bulk electricity supply services for March. City Power’s spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says they filed an appeal because critical aspects of the evidence were not fully considered by the court in reaching its conclusion: