{
  "id": 14649294,
  "title": "The municipality that owes Eskom R13.6bn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/the-municipality-that-owes-eskom-r13-6bn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T08:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-10-15-the-municipality-that-owes-eskom-r136bn/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Emalahleni Local Municipality in Mpumalanga was Eskom’s biggest municipal debtor as at 31 August 2026, according to Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}