‘Eskom’s R6 000 reconnection fee is ridiculous’- Mabopane residents | Citypress

The ailing power utility told City Press that electricity disconnections in the Mabopane neighbourhoods, including Slovo Park, were as a result of poor payment levels and the increased rate of network equipment failures.Resident Kagiso Mabunda told City Press that while he and his neighbours were desperate for electricity, he could not part with money he did not have.

The 32-year-old told City Press that on Tuesday, community members issued residents with forms to sign to make payment arrangements. Residents were also told that they would need to pay an initial amount of R500 - an arrangement that Eskom confirmed. Msiza, who lives about 20 minutes from his 78-year-old mother, explained how she and his youngest brother who suffers from a mental illness had been left distraught after a fire engulfed their home on the evening of March 26.

Some residents, including 48-year-old Simphiwe Majola, believe officials only care about money instead of serving citizens. “We saw the amount of R6 000 and were taken aback. Then, we were told that we could pay R500 upfront, and I am sure they though that this was better, but we simply do not have the money.”

City_Press So when can I get free electricity?

City_Press So you think they in the dark. The connect illegally everytime

City_Press Hey MYANC that has siphoned billions through Eskom_SA… YOUR PEOPLE DON’T HAVE THE MONEY TO SUPPORT YOUR CORRUPTION.

City_Press Eskom must get their money at all of these corupted minisipality's who is not paying

City_Press Then they must sit for many more weeks without electricity until they pay! 🤷🏻‍♂️

City_Press I think we may have just run out of other people's money.

City_Press The already reconnected within 3 minutes... ILLEGALLY. The 'our people' is vandalizing infrastructure and then connecting ILLEGALLY then chase away eskom workers and don't pay - saying eskom is at fault (lying)

City_Press Nothing in life is free! Pay for what you need or go without! A harsh lesson to ALL people living in SA who believe ANC will give everything for free!

City_Press Because they don’t have the money 🙄

City_Press Want want want

City_Press They're probably hoping for it to eventually be written off. Rinse and repeat.

City_Press WE would pay if the money wasn't stolen...municipalities must forgive this debt and repay it with SiU recovered money and stop acting Ass holy

City_Press I was scammed through Bitcoin couple of months ago, I started hating Bitcoin until I was introduced to Allison_Grillo, and I gave Bitcoin trading another try, I successfully withdrew $35,000 after two weeks of trading, am so grateful Allison_Grillo thank you.

City_Press Next time when you vote, vote with your open consciousness vote ANC out and protect the future of your children, you owe it to them. ANC has cost this country so much, they are worse than what apartheid did to us.

City_Press So many Bitcoin traders on Twitter are trickster BencyDani thank you for opening my eyes to their ways now I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to help others

City_Press The fact the residents blame ESKOM for the fact they didn’t pay their electricity bills is just too much. The residents now try to make out that it’s ESKOM’s fault they stole electricity from ESKOM.

City_Press Pay up baba! Just like the rest of us. You guys are not special.

IPJ 29A/5/2 blew on the 4th January 2022, audit was done and fines were imposed to non buying customers. End of February 2022 all non buying residents paid. Even today we don't have new transformer/ Power.EskomGauteng NERSA_ZA

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