Beware of bogus COJ officials
Report bogus COJ 'employees' to the City’s Group Forensic and Investigation Service Department investigators.
The City of Johannesburg has once again warned residents of people posing as City Power and Johannesburg Water officials, and using their uniforms and identity cards to gain access to residents’ homes, ostensibly to collect money and in fact, committing crimes.
The City’s entities do not come to residents’ houses to collect payments for its services. Residents are urged to make payment only at City of Johannesburg walk-in centres and customer care offices and insist on being given receipts.
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Residents are also encouraged to verify the identity of City Power and Johannesburg Water employees or contractors by demanding to see their identity cards and asking for a job card with a work order number for the work they purport to be doing.
If such bogus officials demand payment from residents under the pretext that they come from City Power or Johannesburg Water, please report them to City’s Group Forensic and Investigation Service Department investigators.
You can contact any one of the following investigators: Mshiwa Sibande – 081 301 4341, Phutu Ramara – 083 628 3576, Masena Lebea – 062 913 3997, or Nkodiyabo Mbatha – 082 467 9567. Emails can be sent to andriesMa@joburg.org.za or moatlhodiM@joburg.org.za.
To verify credentials for City Power employees, contact 011 490 7911/ 7553/ 7900 or the toll-free number 0800 003 251.
For Johannesburg Water verifications, residents can call 011 688 1400 during office hours.
For hijacked properties, contact Jabulani Mphuthi – 083 171 1789 or Trevor Ramulumisi – 076 331 8540.
In all cases, residents can contact the nearest police station.
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