Several Pietermaritzburg schools that have electricity bills in arrears have been disconnected as the Msunduzi Municipality cracks down on defaulting customers. TheMercurySA
Durban - Several Pietermaritzburg schools that have electricity bills in arrears have been disconnected as the Msunduzi Municipality cracks down on defaulting customers.In at least one of the schools, the municipality demanded a R130000 payment for electricity.
A school governing body member at Northlands Primary School said the school was disconnected on Thursday last week. “We get about R100000 a year from the department and we need about R1.9million a year to run the school. We have to perform miracles and ask for help from local businesses to generate money,” said the official.“We know the municipality is short of money for their own expenses, so they’re now targeting the schools.”
“How is it that the municipality can disconnect schools and yet landlords cannot evict their tenants because of Covid-19?
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