Community up in arms over Eskom’s plan
'The herald vows to be the eyes and ears of the public'.
If daily load shedding wasn’t enough, Eskom recently announced that they plan to disconnect at least 20 owing municipalities in June.
Two of those municipalities include Randfontein and Westonaria.
The question is how did both manage to get so deep into trouble that electricy giant Eskom decided to pull the plug?
Miss appropriation of funds perhaps? Stealing?
Well this could be revealed soon as the herald vows to be the eyes and ears of the public.
Now, thousands of people will suffer the consequences.
Following the bad news, upset residents took their anger to social media and who can blame them (Read full comments here:)
• “my donnerse g!@ se deksel my Pa betaal krag as ek moet sien hoe sukkel my pa elke maand om die krag te betaal hard werk sewe dae n week van 5am-8pm net om als te betaal.. dis unfair as ons betaal en nou word dit afgesit omdat die munisipaliteit se base – te veel braai en kuier en somme soos hul ga!@# maak en nie betaal nie!! se moer dis mos dan met ander woorde munisipaliteit STEEL ons geld”
• “The only way we can ensure that the Municapality dont waste our money is to not pay the electricity account into their bank, in other word when receiving your account pay your rates and taxes regardless but pay the electricity bill directly to Eskom, in the week to come i will try and negotiate this with Eskom. I believe that some bussinesses are allready talking of following the same strategy. I am also seeking legal advise on initiating or laying a formal crimanal charge against the Municapal Manager for fraud and miss appropiation of funds.”
• “So everyone is going to suffer for this”
Don’t be shy, the herald invites the public to give their views and opinions on the news that Randfontein and Westonaria municipalities will soon be disconnected
