Pay your electricity bills, it’ll save SA

The mass refusal to honour debts to power utilities is just part of a growing culture of lawlessness that threatens the nation’s survival

29 January 2023 - 00:00 By FIDEL HADEBE

Employees of Joburg’s City Power came under attack when they were on a campaign to disconnect illegal electricity connections and demand payment from non-paying customers in Alexandra township recently...

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