Tshwane cuts off Denel's power, gets paid immediately - but should have handled it better

[Jan]

Struggling Denel's electricity cut off

Embattled state-owned arms manufacturer Denel had another tough day at the office on Wednesday, after the electricity at one of its major facilities was cut off by the City of Tshwane.

The cutoff took place at Denel's Lyttelton Campus in Centurion, which houses offices of Denel Land Systems, Denel Properties, MECHEM, and the SA Military Health Service.

 

[B-1]

"Olivier emphasised that the Denel Lyttelton campus should have been handled differently from other facilities because it is a National Key Point (NKP).

“It’s all well and good to say you treat all customers the same without fear or favour, but objectively speaking, this isn’t the same type of facility as a shopping mall,” Oliver said.

Cutting electricity to the facility could have created a national security risk."


How is that the municipalities responsibility? Seems like Denel leadership should all be fired for putting a NKP at risk no?

 

[Happy Days]

Denel didn't pay their account for three months (possibly more), but after disconnection could cough it up immediately. And the same applies to other entities as well, which tells me they're deliberately not paying when accounts are due. As such, I've no sympathy for them and they should be disconnected as soon as they default on their accounts.

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Denel didn't pay their account for three months (possibly more), but after disconnection could cough it up immediately. And the same applies to other entities as well, which tells me they're deliberately not paying when accounts are due. As such, I've no sympathy for them and they should be disconnected as soon as they default on their accounts.

Some four legs are more equal

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

"Olivier emphasised that the Denel Lyttelton campus should have been handled differently from other facilities because it is a National Key Point (NKP).

“It’s all well and good to say you treat all customers the same without fear or favour, but objectively speaking, this isn’t the same type of facility as a shopping mall,” Oliver said.

Cutting electricity to the facility could have created a national security risk."


How is that the municipalities responsibility? Seems like Denel leadership should all be fired for putting a NKP at risk no?

Not paying your bill....created this situation,

But hey...people always think attack is the best defense.

 

[Shi]

Denel didn't pay their account for three months (possibly more), but after disconnection could cough it up immediately. And the same applies to other entities as well, which tells me they're deliberately not paying when accounts are due. As such, I've no sympathy for them and they should be disconnected as soon as they default on their accounts.

I would think that the payment would probably be more of a "borrow from Peter to pay Paul" situation.

 

[ShaunSA]

I spose Darren Olivier is one of them "experts" we should all be listening to

 

[Skerminkel]

Surely the country's security cannot be dependent on an institution that cannot even manage its own finances properly!

 

[Solarion]

"National Security Risk" can only immunize you from paying your bills for so long it seems.

 

[NeonNinja]

Net so!

 

[theratman]

Amazing how the money magically appeared after they got cut off. Clowns.

 

[Gazg]

If you don't pay up, you get disconnected, like every other citizen.........simple, not rocket science. State institutions should not expect mercy or deferments. Find the money!!

 

[porchrat]

Now get serious. Start cutting defaulting residences and those with illegal connections. That includes townships. People riot, dispatch the police to squash it.

I don't mean just disconnect the connections. Take the infrastructure away entirely so there's nothing to connect to.

The money's gone. Free ride is over.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Mr Olivier, I completely disagree, all Denel campuses have several industrial diesel generators, and Denel can bloody well run off of generators instead of failing to pay for the electricity that it uses.

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Yeah they can't cos they won't get any diesel without paying for it... I'd also bet my bottom dollar that those gennys haven't seen maintenance in a few years let alone real diesel.

 

[grok]

Now only if there was some proven method that could be implemented to get non-paying township residents to start paying their electricity bills..

 

[Hemi300c]

Key point for what, nothing is going on there anymore.

Pay your dues and what you owe or shut the fvck up you useless corrupt idiots.

 

[Sinbad]

Next week's headlines

"Denel can't pay salaries this month"

 

[Hamster]

"Cutting electricity to the facility could have created a national security risk."

Denel is a national risk to the fiscus

 

[Dave]

Next week's headlines

"Denel can't pay salaries this month"

I thought that was last year?

 

[rodga]

Go easy on them guys... they couldn't even pay for toilet paper.....