Water cut off at Sandton Gautrain station: Landlord 'owes R8m' for services

[schumi]

Non-payment for services for six years by the landlord has prompted the City of Johannesburg to cut off the water supply at the Sandton Gautrain Station. The transport hub services thousands of commuters daily between Johannesburg, Pretoria and OR Tambo International Airport.

The city had no other option, MMC of finance Funzela Ngobeni said on Monday.

Extensive efforts have been made to get the landlord to pay the R8m owed to the city for water, refuse, sewerage and property rates, Ngobeni said.

"City records show that (the landlord) has not been paying for municipal rates and services since the registration of the property in its name in 2013. The landlord has, in effect, been receiving free services for the past six years. Following intervention by the current administration in the city, a payment of R600,000 was received in 2018. However, since then, no further payments were made by the landlord and its debt had ballooned to R8m by July 2019."

More at : https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/so...ation-commuters-to-suffer-in-payment-dispute/

 

[Hemi300c]

Good it's right but now cut off others that don't pay like Soweto and cut electricity as well.

 

[R13...]

Good it's right but now cut off others that don't pay like Soweto and cut electricity as well.

That's an Eskom supplied area hemi, you're barking up the wrong tree.

 

[Mila]

Who is the landlord?

 

[Düber]

Who is the landlord?

Cedar Park Properties 39, a Regiments Capital-linked company, according to

https://sandtonchronicle.co.za/235680/city-of-joburg-cuts-sandton-gautrain-station-water-supply/

 

[Gordon_R]

Cedar Park Properties 39, a Regiments Capital-linked company, according to

https://sandtonchronicle.co.za/235680/city-of-joburg-cuts-sandton-gautrain-station-water-supply/

Now thats a surprise, a Gupta link. /sarcasm

 

[Düber]

Now thats a surprise, a Gupta link. /sarcasm

When I saw that, my thoughts exactly. Most other articles had the faceless "Landlord" !

 

[airborne]

Weird how the Municipality let a business go 6yrs in arrears.

Those loo's must smell awesome by now

 

[grok]

The city had no other option, MMC of finance Funzela Ngobeni said on Monday.

Quote that when you cut off Soweto for not paying their bills, else yawn go speak to Zuma or something for all I care..

 

[Hemi300c]

That's an Eskom supplied area hemi, you're barking up the wrong tree.

Yeah right so they not behind on their water bills as they are on electricity

 

[lowriderza]

Yeah right so they not behind on their water bills as they are on electricity

Not allowed to cut water to a residence last time I checked. Human rights and such.

 

[Mila]

Now thats a surprise, a Gupta link. /sarcasm

Mmm thought it was funny when no fingers was pointed.
What will the do? Not polite to ask for money from your chommie

 

[Okty]

Not allowed to cut water to a residence last time I checked. Human rights and such.

Indeed, but they usually throttle the supply so that it is almost the same effect.

 

[lowriderza]

Indeed, but they usually throttle the supply so that it is almost the same effect.

You are quite correct

 

[Polymathic]

WTF.i thought either SANRAL or the Gauteng Province itself would own all the stations

 

[TheChamp]

Weird how the Municipality let a business go 6yrs in arrears.

Those loo's must smell awesome by now

The ANC governed metro was not too concerned about such things. There is a number of businesses and government departments who were having free services.

 

[Candystore]

WTF.i thought either SANRAL or the Gauteng Province itself would own all the stations

I doubt SANRAL has anything to do with the Gautrain.

"In 2006 the province signed a 20‑year PPP contract with the Bombela Concession Co consortium, which includes Murray & Roberts, empowerment organisation Strategic Partners Group, Bombardier, Bouygues, and various minority shareholders.:

I also thought the Province owned the station.

 

[Mystic Twilight]

WTF.i thought either SANRAL or the Gauteng Province itself would own all the stations

Well at the current going rate for etoll debt, the freeways in jhb/pta dont belong to sanral or gauteng either.

 

[Gordon_R]

Portable toilets at the station until the debt is resolved: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/...ty-to-defend-cutting-supply-in-court-20190918

The City of Johannesburg will defend its decision to cut water supply to the Sandton Gautrain station in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Thursday.

 

[neoprema]

Not allowed to cut water to a residence last time I checked. Human rights and such.

I remember a helper we had years ago used to tell us their township mayor would say "don't pay your water, the white man invented paying for water!" and then once a month they'de go and dig-up and destroy some JW Water main pipes for no apparent reason other than being spurned on by the mayor. To which they would then demonstrate that they have no water and JHB Water is taking too long to fix.