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[1]          In recent years our courts have constantly been confronted with the endemic problem of municipalities failing to pay Eskom for the bulk supply of electricity to their areas of jurisdiction, and of Eskom wanting to implement stringent measures against those municipalities in order to enforce immediate payment of what is due to it. This matter is no exception.

[2]          Here the Applicant has filed an application seeking certain relief in circumstances where it is facing a massive bill of outstanding payments due to the Respondent for the supply of electricity. In its response, the Respondent has filed a counter application seeking certain relief designed to place the Applicant in a position where it simply has to pay without any further delay.