(1)What (a) steps has she put in place to deal with the escalating debt owed by Soweto to the City of Johannesburg as little progress has been made in this regard and (b) are the details of a complete plan detailing how the amount will be dealt with;
(2) what is the total debt bill currently reported to her department for defaulting municipalities as the debt bill for the past financial year was R35,5 billion;
(3) in light of the fact that 47 municipalities owed more than 100 million each, what is the (a) name and (b) outstanding amount for each municipality reported to her currently;
(4) what (a) is the total outstanding debt of Soweto reported to her and (b) steps have been taken by her department to assist in recovering the debt? NW3073E