Lindiwe Sisulu sued for R537,000 utilities arrears

21 April 2019 - 00:00
By MPUMZI ZUZILE
Lindiwe Sisulu is being sued by the Johannesburg city council.
Image: Gallo Images Lindiwe Sisulu is being sued by the Johannesburg city council.

The Johannesburg city council is suing foreign minister Lindiwe Sisulu for a utilities bill of more than 500,000.

In high court papers the city says that an ANC-linked senior official unlawfully cancelled the debt in 2015, thereby allowing Sisulu to get a tax certificate to sell the house.

The minister, in her affidavit, says the council was remiss not to alert her of the situation.

Read the full story in the Sunday Times.