Kgamanyane Maphologela, Director of Customer Communications for the City’s Group Finance Department, says the City will continue with its aggressive credit control campaign this festive season.
“We appeal to our customers, both businesses and residential, to settle their outstanding municipal bills to avoid experiencing a black festive season” says Maphologela.
The City of Johannesburg has also delivered High Court summonses against 50 companies owing for services.
These companies are in the property management sector, investment and other. The Municipality also said a large state-owned company, is among the targeted 50.
In a statement, the Municipality said it is owed more than R166.9 million.
Maphologela says the City had no choice but to resort to the court to force some of the businesses to fork out.
“The City’s debtors’ book is unsustainable, and as a result we are forced to employ aggressive credit control measures. Businesses and residents need to understand that if they do not pay their municipal accounts regularly and on time, we might not be able to guarantee the continuous provision of crucial services like water and electricity supply,” says Maphologela.
He also said all property owners who are struggling to service their municipal accounts for several reasons, are advised to approach the City for further assistance, by means of payment arrangements (Acknowledgement of Debt) to avoid the disconnection of services.
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