BROKE AND BROKEN: Telecoms crisis continues to paralyse Joburg — with no solution in sight until end-August

The City of Johannesburg is facing a severe telecommunications and server blackout that has paralysed municipal operations, with no resolution expected until the end of August. City officials have officially acknowledged an outstanding debt of R4.8m in unpaid invoices owed to Telkom.

Despite the crippling technological failure and the admitted financial arrears, the municipality has formally denied that the widespread network collapse is a direct result of financial distress.