The municipality reported that they were owed R131 million by their debtors, and had now implemented their policy in terms of cutting services for those that were not making payments. As a result of that action, more people started to make payment arrangements with the municipality and some have already paid. It was also reported that creditors' debts amounted to R 17.4 million. ESKOM is the major creditor of the municipality, being the highest with R11.6 million. The Municipality also owes South African Revenue Services (SARS) an amount of R1.5 million.