EDITORIAL | Tshwane’s disconnection spree is welcome, but it should cut off its crowing

Rightly, the city is disconnecting those don’t pay for power, but being so vocal about it could blow up in its face

13 February 2022 - 16:17

Over the past week Tshwane has been on a mission. It has spent hours per day going from road to road, building to building, switching off power for non-payment...

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