Johannesburg pays its R5.26 billion Eskom bill

• Johannesburg has paid its outstanding electricity bill to Eskom in full.
• The payment is part of efforts by municipalities to address their R119 billion debt to the utility, which supplies about 85% of South Africa's power.
• This settlement follows a national program introduced in November that forced defaulting towns and cities into agreements with Eskom, aiming to stabilize the country's electricity supply industry.