Tshwane's debt rodeo shows up our broken social compact — and shames the private sector
The metro's disconnection blitz on entities that owe it billions of rands in unpaid utility bills shone a light on an unsuspected side of SA
20 February 2022 - 00:00
It’s been a wild week for those touched by the #TshwaneYaTima campaign in SA's capital city over the past seven days. I don’t know if it’s my own naiveté or a consequence of narrative dysfunction in our country’s public discourse, but I was genuinely shocked to learn this week about how many major companies in the private sector — particularly big landlords and property businesses — were delinquent in the payment of their Tshwane municipality electricity and water bills. ..
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