South Africa’s richest city pays Eskom R5.3 billion in overdue electricity debt
Eskom’s threat of cutting electricity supply to Johannesburg has finally been resolved.
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City Of Cape Town | City of eThekwini | City of Johannesburg (CoJ) | Government | South Africa | South African Property Owners Association (Sapoa)
Homeowners forced to pay an extra R3,000-a-month bill in South Africa
South African homeowners are paying over R3,000 more per month in some metros than they would have if municipal rates had kept pace with inflation over the past 20 years.
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City of Johannesburg (CoJ) | City Power | Energy | Eskom | Kgosientso Ramokgopa | Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA)
Bad news for people who live in Johannesburg
Eskom announced that the Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality once again failed to meet its electricity payment obligations and faces rolling blackouts.
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Eskom threatens blackouts in South Africa’s richest city over R6.84-billion debt
Eskom has issued a notice that it intends to reduce, interrupt, or terminate electricity supply to certain bulk supply points in Johannesburg.
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Threat to property values in South Africa’s richest city – and its millionaires are calling it quits
City of Johannesburg’s worsening financial position is posing a major risk to property sentiment and values in the city, which is already seeing an outflow of millionaires due to governance concerns.
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City of Johannesburg says there is no billing system collapse
The City of Johannesburg has disputed claims alleging that its electronic billing platform was experiencing a critical failure.
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South Africa’s richest city launches electric car charging station but struggles to keep the lights on
At the same time that the city’s mayor was delivering a speech marking the launch of the first phase of the station, City Power’s account posted dozens of notifications about power outages.
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Major own goal hits 1.5 million homeowners in South Africa’s richest province
Another collapse of the City of Johannesburg’s electronic billing and payments platform has triggered a major administrative own goal affecting roughly 1.5 million municipal accounts.
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Bryanston | City of Johannesburg (CoJ) | Ferndale | Property | South Africa | the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD)
New mafia taking hold in South Africa targeting rich suburbs
Mafia-style syndicates are now targeting homes in some of the country’s top suburbs.