Some Soweto residents are willing to pay for municipal services, but don't have the finances to do so, said the City of Johannesburg's mayor, Mpho Phalatse. | ntwaagae
She was addressing the media after receiving a memorandum from angry residents, who marched to her offices in Braamfontein on Tuesday.They also claimed they couldn't afford to pay the R6 000 reconnection fee demanded by Eskom.Soweto residents marched to the office of City of Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse to voice their displeasure about service delivery.
"We have been working separately with Eskom. The relationship between Eskom and our electricity is independent. Our residents are asking us to work together. Going forward, we will have ongoing engagements with Eskom to mediate between our residents and Eskom.Protesting Soweto residents take service delivery grievances to Mayor Mpho Phalatse's office
"The City has a debt rehabilitation programme. However, that doesn't apply to Eskom. It only applies to City-related debt. I think that Eskom and the National Treasury need to think of a plan," Phalatse said. "We are in the process of reviewing our migrant policy. We will be sending it out for public participation. We are a nine-party government. We need to find a consensus ourselves internally around the issue.
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