While municipal debt owed by Eastern Cape municipalities to Eskom has more than doubled in two years, the Buffalo City Metro has assured its residents it will not default on its Eskom payments after revelations that it owes the power utility more than R300m.
The festive spirit is in the air in the Buffalo City Metro as residents gear up for the switching on of the lights this weekend, while work continues on the Esplanade Court Crescent development and the Waterworld Fun Park in Leaches Bay. Busy parts of the metro have been draped in colourful Christmas lights that brighten up the streets of East London and Qonce.