The Emfuleni Municipality moved to launch its Revenue Enhancement Campaign in Bophelong on 09 April 2008. The campaign aimed at encouraging ratepayers to pay their municipal accounts at a public meeting that was addressed by the Executive Mayor, Councillor Dikeledi Tsotetsi and the MMC for finance, Councillor Nkapu Ranake.

The Executive Mayor said that the campaign was an effort to meet communities half way. “Those who come forward and make arrangements to pay their account will be assisted” she said. She further mentioned that the incentive package consist of 50% write off for cash payment of all outstanding debt, entering into an arrangement where

Members of the public listening attentively during the launch of Revenue Enhancement Campaign.

The municipality will also be acting against those who default on their municipal accounts. One of the mechanisms that will be implemented will be that of garnishing defaulters. Those who can afford to pay and fail to do so will be negatively affected if they do not make the necessary arrangements. The Municipal debt currently stands at R2, 3 billion.

In his presentation, the Chief Financial Officer indicated that between August and September 2006 the mass reapplication for the indigent was successfully carried. He said the Municipality received 39 000 applications of which 27 000 have been verified and accepted. The outstanding figure of 12 000 will still need to be verified.