Joburg lost R3.5 million due to wasted airtime and mobile data and stopped paying the service provider to recover the funds

[mylesillidge]

South Africa's richest city lost R3.5 million when airtime and data loaded onto SIM cards went to waste. It decided to get the money back.

The City of Johannesburg lost R3.5 million due to wasted airtime and data loaded onto SIM cards, and then stopped paying the service provider to make back the money.

This was revealed in the City of Johannesburg's 2024/25 Integrated Annual Report, which provided an update on the conflict.

 

[My_King]

"The debacle began in 2019, when the city paid for airtime and data loaded onto SIM cards that were never used."

I need to stop paying my homeloan for the wasted time I was not at home.
Wait wait, huh

 

[oros]

Good luck in getting the money back!! Mamparas of the century....

 

[Hemi300c]

Money is easy come easy go when it's not your hard earned money.

 

[ToxicBunny]

WTF is the Service provider still providing services if the invoices aren't being paid?

 

[Jefferson D'Arcy]

Those zombies traipsing through malls and casinos during the work day?

Your glorious well-fed public servants...

 

[G.A.S]

Once again, the only winners will be the attorneys.

 

[warwickw]

WTF

Really you either took contracts or loaded airtime now you hold the service provider accountable for your stuff up. Good luck with that.

Bloody city.

I see the service provider becoming the owner soon of some nice juicy city assets when that injunction comes down.

 

[Happy Days]

Please protect us from ourselves.