The Sowetan is reporting that according to Kgamanyane Maphologela, director of customer communications for the city’s group finance department,  City of Johannesburg councillors owe the municipality R2,7m in rates and taxes. At least 11 of them are in arrears of more than three months while the city has managed to deduct R7m from the salaries of delinquent councillors and its other employees last year.