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eThekwini residents complain of high utility bills: Some are in the red for R5 000 while others amount to hundreds of thousands of rand
Ward councillors claim they are being inundated with complaints and queries about lights and water bills, with some dealing with up to 200 irate residents a month.
Gas explosion: City deploys water tankers and chemical toilets for residents
City manager Floyd Brink said the city’s billing and credit control would also look into how the gas explosion and stopped municipal services would affect residents and business owners’ municipal bills.
Rand water shutdown: Tips to prevent geyser disaster when supply returns
Insurers also share tips to avoid a geyser claim during this massive water shutdown in Johannesburg.
Rand Water shutdown: 12 hours down, 46 hours to go
Taps may run dry longer than expected, as Rand Water explained it would take time for full supply of water to be released after the maintenance project was completed.
Prolonged power outages in Tshwane as heavy rainfall, load shedding, criminals wreak havoc
According to MMC Daryl Johnston, the City’s teams were committed to addressing the situation and would work throughout the festive season to manage the crisis as best as they possibly can.
No load shedding yet, but Eskom implements load reduction in six provinces tonight
Despite so far failing to follow through on threats of load shedding at short notice on Tuesday, Eskom has cut the lights in six provinces by implementing load reduction from 5pm.