South Africa’s richest city is in such deep financial trouble that it cannot pay its service providers

South Africa’s richest city is in such deep financial trouble that it cannot pay its service providers

Johannesburg Water has come under fire for failing to pay contractors involved in maintaining the city’s water infrastructure.

 

[borro]

Must fix it nice

 

[Lupus]

So the people who're paying their rates and taxes just get a slap in the face?

 

[Bad Ballie]

You get what you vote for, or to put it another way you do not get what you deserve, you get what you accept and tolerate.

 

[dualmeister]

Just say Joburg.
They not rich anymore.

 

[ISP cash cow]

If your debt is higher than your income, you are not rich, no matter how much money you bring in.

 

[Lupus]

If your debt is higher than your income, you are not rich, no matter how much money you bring in.

The debt for the city is only there as those civil servants, forgot they are servants

 

[Rickster]

Why does City power and Rand water even use contractors? Why can't they employ people in-house?

 

[Jefferson D'Arcy]

Why does City power and Rand water even use contractors? Why can't they employ people in-house?

No kickbacks this way and the salary bill for worthless non-contributing bureaucrats can be kept very high.

Also no plausible deniability when no services are carried out - there is no performance management in ANC-EFF land so the money is handed out without question.

 

[justplain]

Dada knows best.