Lazy
Senior Member
So here's something interesting that started happening in Pretoria in the last few days.
In the office, a gentleman had paid too much for electricity in December and as a result the municipality actually owed him money. When he received his next bill, the total amount owed was R4 more than they owed him. That meant he owed a total of R4 for electricity. He didn't pay the R4, since it's an absurd amount and thought to pay it with his next bill. This was not to be, in fact, this week the municipality decided to cut his power as a result of him owing the R4. He went to the municipal offices and found literally hundreds of other people who had experienced the same. In fact, there were people who had their electricity cut for owing 50c! There we even people who had prepaid electricity who had their power cut for apparently owing money! How is that even possible?
It turns out, in his case, the municipality had no idea what do do with the credit he had on his account and he had to pay all amounts as if he had never paid too much in the first place, sorting out any credits after the fact. So he promptly double paid for electricity and then begged for his credit to be reflected on his account. It took more than 24 hours before his services were restored.
This morning, another gentleman in the office complained that his electricity was cut. He also lives in Pretoria. What's interesting in his case is that he paid his account yesterday, even though the account is only due tomorrow!
To be sure, I checked mine, luckily I paid my bill in full on the same day that I received it, so I'd be surprised if this happens to me, but still, it begs the question: WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
Did anyone notice hardly any loadshedding in the last few days? I think know why, it appears as though regular payers are being systematically 'load shedded' under the false pretenses of 'account issues' or 'administrative burdens'. What a great way of doing it, since it takes more than 24 hours to restore the services...
I'd also like to know if the biggest non-payers, like Soweto, that has an unpaid bill of R4 Billion (Mybroadband,1 Feb 2015) is also being treated the same?
In the office, a gentleman had paid too much for electricity in December and as a result the municipality actually owed him money. When he received his next bill, the total amount owed was R4 more than they owed him. That meant he owed a total of R4 for electricity. He didn't pay the R4, since it's an absurd amount and thought to pay it with his next bill. This was not to be, in fact, this week the municipality decided to cut his power as a result of him owing the R4. He went to the municipal offices and found literally hundreds of other people who had experienced the same. In fact, there were people who had their electricity cut for owing 50c! There we even people who had prepaid electricity who had their power cut for apparently owing money! How is that even possible?
It turns out, in his case, the municipality had no idea what do do with the credit he had on his account and he had to pay all amounts as if he had never paid too much in the first place, sorting out any credits after the fact. So he promptly double paid for electricity and then begged for his credit to be reflected on his account. It took more than 24 hours before his services were restored.
This morning, another gentleman in the office complained that his electricity was cut. He also lives in Pretoria. What's interesting in his case is that he paid his account yesterday, even though the account is only due tomorrow!
To be sure, I checked mine, luckily I paid my bill in full on the same day that I received it, so I'd be surprised if this happens to me, but still, it begs the question: WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
Did anyone notice hardly any loadshedding in the last few days? I think know why, it appears as though regular payers are being systematically 'load shedded' under the false pretenses of 'account issues' or 'administrative burdens'. What a great way of doing it, since it takes more than 24 hours to restore the services...
I'd also like to know if the biggest non-payers, like Soweto, that has an unpaid bill of R4 Billion (Mybroadband,1 Feb 2015) is also being treated the same?
