Pretoria - The Inwooners Baagi Civil Movement wants residents to discuss and take resolutions concerning the “frustrating estimates bills” the City of Tshwane has been sending to account holders for many years.
The organisation is determined to unite residents from all the townships in areas such as Mabopane, Winterveld, Soshanguve, Odi and Klipgat, to come up with resolutions. A meeting has been scheduled at Giant Stadium this Saturday.
The organisation believes the City is aware it has been sending its residents illegal bills for many years, because it was not doing actually meter readings, but estimates.
The organisation’s David Ratladi said: “Instead of the City admitting that their bills are illegal, it brought in agents to harass people and force them to enter into payment arrangements.
“Only recently the City started to utilise meter readers seriously, but still, the people do not even know which bills to trust. The City went on for many years just billing people on a monthly basis even when they were not using any services or they left their homes.
“We have tried to talk to the City in the form of memorandums, petitions and grievances, but nothing works. Our complains fell on deaf ears.
“We have been fighting this issue since 2016 when Solly Msimanga and Steven Mokgalapa were mayors, but nothing has come to bear fruit. They are just interested in getting money from us even when they know there is no way some people should be owing those high estimated amounts.”
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