Tshwane on a rampage - cutting utilities to Sheraton, SANDF, and SAPS

[R13...]

If they recover even a quarter of that 17bn owed it'll go a long to saving the city.

 

[KantSnyer]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1491388366902132738

 

[TheChamp]

How did the Sheraton get to R23 million?

Good question.

 

[system32]

Electricity I can understand, but water too? Eish...

AFAIK,

• For a residential home they can't cut off, but can rate limit it to a few litres per day.
• For businesses/govt departments/offices they can be fully cut off as no one lives there.

IMHO, they should switch businesses to pre-paid.

 

[TheChamp]

AFAIK,

• For a residential home they can't cut off, but can rate limit it to a few litres per day.
• For businesses/govt departments/offices they can be fully cut off as no one lives there.

IMHO, they should switch businesses to pre-paid.

That sounds very fair.

 

[Blu82]

I wonder if they will cut of an account in arrears which currently being disputed as it was caused by improper installation of their equipment.

 

[system32]

I wonder if they will cut of an account in arrears which currently being disputed as it was caused by improper installation of their equipment.

Yes, pay now, fix later and get credit.

 

[McGuywer]

Only way to dispute or move accounts is to go in? Anyway to do this over the phone or better yet, email?

 

[Mzezman]

Only way to dispute or move accounts is to go in? Anyway to do this over the phone or better yet, email?

You have to go in first then they place a 'hold' on your account - this is only valid for the current billing period. You then need to call in every month to get them to re-apply this hold. You can't do it via email / online

 

[Luke7777]

The problem is still electricity which Eskom has to supply but doesn't, that's why a great part of Pretoria is running out of water at the moment.

Originated with a Randwater Booster station feeding from a City of Ekurhuleni substation, causing chaos at all the reservoirs down the line

 

[RudderVator]

Electricity I can understand, but water too? Eish...

Yes! What excuse does Lake View Business center or Lytteton shopping center among others have?

They didn’t specify who owes for water or just Electrcity mostly the bill is combined.

 

[RonSwanson]

 

[Blu82]

I wonder if they will cut of an account in arrears which currently being disputed as it was caused by improper installation of their equipment.

The mistake is in excess of a million.

 

[daveza]

I'm going to spend a week at the Sheraton then tell them I can only afford R250 because of Covid.

 

[Kornhub]

I hope they have actually given people warnings before and not just cutting people off because they didn't invoice them or something.

 

[moklet]

That's why I saw lots of police and a Tshwane electricity truck earlier in centurion

It was at the lake view business center

 

[lkswan747]

How did the Sheraton get to R23 million?

Government connections, excuse the pun.

 

[ToxicBunny]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1491388366902132738

Best one of the day...

Queue up the frothing at the mouth and racism claims from the National Department...

 

[Budza]

COCT cut me off after non-payment.

EFT and a phone call later, the same guys were back 4hours later to turn it back on.

Simple.

 

[Budza]

Yes, pay now, fix later and get credit.

I wonder if they will cut of an account in arrears which currently being disputed as it was caused by improper installation of their equipment.

I was cut off [electricity] while trying to resolve a leaking meter- I wasn't paying anything. Lost that game of chicken!

EFT'd etc as above and had to claim it back (that took months!).