The municipality s bankruptcy status is compounded by the R34 million it is owed by several government departments.
The broke Amathole District Municipality is owed R34 million by government and organs of states for rates and services.
ADM was placed under administration in January after it announced it was unable to pay its R65 million monthly salary bill and unable to effectively collect revenue.
The Eastern Cape Department of Education is the worst debtor, owing R8 million, followed by the provincial Department of Public Works with R5.9 million.
The broke Amathole District Municipality (ADM) – which has been placed under administration after going bankrupt – is owed R34 million by government and organs of states for municipal services.
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AB350 bus company is under siege from a syndicate torching its buses.
Since September 2020, AB 350 company has lost eight buses after they were torched with the latest incident happening on Friday at Engcobo.
AB 350 CEO Nosipho Ngewu said it will cost the company R2.1 million to replace each bus and is struggling to source the money.
The company s 155 buses ferry more than 500 000 passengers per month in large parts of the former Transkei in the Eastern Cape.
Eastern Cape transport MEC Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe has condemned torching of AB 350 buses in the Eastern Cape which has cost the company more than R16 million in four months.