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A support team was seconded from Provincial Treasury and a draft plan was completed,\u201d he said. However due to the Covid-19 pandemic the process of approving the proposed financial recovery halted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-matsie-gave-a-summary-of-the-debtors-book-as-on-31-january-2022\"><strong>Matsie gave a summary of the debtors book as on 31 January 2022:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Businesses owe a combined total debt of R451 million, with the highest owing R28 million and being a hospital. Religious categories owe R2 158 million, with the highest owing R404 000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indigents households owe a total of R367 million despite the fact that upon approval, the account is written off to R0 by the municipality. 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