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eThekwini councillors and staff owe R85 million in debt

A report from the eThekwini Municipality Finance Committee revealed that a total of 4,724 eThekwini councillors and staff owe R85 million.  This was a R5 million increase from the September 2025 report on councillor and staff debt. The report presented at a council meeting on Thursday stated that 53 municipal councillors owe R2.4 million, while 4,671 employees owe R82.7 million. [...]