'GOVT owes Johannesburg Water R636 million, but residents are being targeted'

[Currantly]

Daily Maverick's Ferial Haffajee describes what is happening with the water crisis in Joburg, while the main culprits in terms of unpaid bills are provincial departments and SOEs.

Bruce Whitfield interviews Ferial Haffajee, associate editor at Daily Maverick.

Residents in certain areas of Johannesburg have taken to the streets to protest extended water outages.

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[dualmeister]

 

[Hemi300c]

Cut them off

 

[ProfA]

#notnews

 

[Anelist]

Cut them off

Exactly, what's the problem, cut em off

 

[bwana]

They can bully residents into paying.

 

[ProfA]

They can bully residents into paying.

To be fair. Paying residents are generally pu$$ies.

 

[The_MAC]

To be fair. Paying residents are generally pu$$ies.

Yeah, especially when they turn the water off..

 

[Quicks]

Exactly, what's the problem, cut em off

If it was anyone else they would of, so yes they should be cut off.

 

[LCBXX]

Yes...and?

What options are there to have the money recovered?

Where are the 'Yay, Uncle Cyril' types with the answers?

 

[ProfA]

Yes...and?

What options are there to have the money recovered?

Where are the 'Yay, Uncle Cyril' types with the answers?

They are in the Israel/Gaza thread supporting Hamas. They shall be in shortly.