Eskom has awakened from its 25 years of corruption and has now suddenly decided to cut off Soweto’s illegal electricity consumers’ supply. According to the latest report, Eskom has indicated that it will disconnect power from at least 60% of the 200,000 Soweto households with prepaid meters. The reason is, according to Eskom, due to..
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Eskom to cut 60% of Soweto households’ power supply – Seems like #blackprivilege don’t apply in black residential areas at the expense of honest payers
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Eskom with debt burden of more than R450 billion cuts power supply to parts of Soweto due to default
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The national power supplier is struggling to keep up with its debt burden of more than R450bn and the ineffective functioning of many power plants. In addition to its own problems, Eskom has continued to act reluctantly against municipalities that do not pay their monthly consumption to Eskom, and Eskom is too cumbersome to act..
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Soweto owes Eskom more than R17 billion, still receives free power – culture of non-payment has now become a legacy of the ANC struggle
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According to a report by the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) submitted to the Gauteng legislature’s CoGTA committee, Soweto owes Eskom more than R17 billion, which is half of the country’s debt to Eskom. The information came to light last month when a FF Plus spokesperson, Amanda de Lange, announced it..
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Soweto’s huge debt burden amounts to more than R17 billion, where illegal power connections are more the rule than the exception in residential areas
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Soweto has been identified as the great sinner when it comes to outstanding debt to Eskom. The latest figures show that Soweto’s debt to the power provider is over R17bn. Last week, technicians threatened that they would no longer perform repairs in neighborhoods where their security is threatened, areas effected including Soweto. Herman Mashaba, the..
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Cyril, you have bodyguards to protect you, what if they attack you on YOUR farm:- Farm attacks are mere crimes, not genocide so stop spreading it
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As received- President Cyril Ramaphosa’s tone has completely changed on the conversation of farm attacks. When a newsman asked him if the war on farm attacks is one of his priorities Ramaphosa snapped. “If it was real news it would have been on TV every night, stop drawing bad attention to the country over this,..
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Social media calls for Soweto power to be cut until bill paid, it’s about time that ESKOM do this
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South Africans went online to demand that Soweto’s lights be turned off until residents forked out the money they owe Eskom. Soweto is one of Eskom’s major payment defaulters – People also made jokes on social media, saying Eskom was afraid of the township. Many South Africans have taken to social media to demand that..
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