Last week, the City of Tshwane finally saw its senior officials, the acting city manager and mayor, getting off their backsides to do work they are contracted to do – work for their salaries for which the taxpayer forks out.
In what looked like a brilliant initiative, it launched a campaign, #Tshwane- YaTima, to disconnect debtors with accounts excessively in arrears.
Recently, Tshwane reported that it was owed more than R17 billion for municipal services. Government depart- ments, embassies, and businesses owed R9bn of that.
Since the theatrical campaign kicked off on February 8, public sentiment has shown approval, with many applauding the city for disconnecting defaulters, among them Denel, the state arms company; the Department of Water and Sanitation; the State Theatre – the largest theatre complex in Africa…
