An entrepreneur whose company aimed to help people save millions in electricity costs has had to sell up and move in with his grandmother in Soweto because the government failed to pay him on time AN ENTREPRENEUR whose company aimed to help people save millions in electricity costs has had to sell up and move in with his grandmother in Soweto because the government failed to pay him on time.Setshedi More, whose electrical engineering business, Letolo Energy Ventures, provided an energy-saving service to the Free State’s public works department, has been forced to abandon his mansion in Ruimsig and squat in a garage.“I have sold my house and car, and so has my partner, because we needed to pay people. We had to bring in engineers because this field is highly specialised,” More said.Although the government is big on promoting small businesses and creating jobs, it kills small businesses and loses jobs because of slow payment.Letolo was owed just under R1-million for work it had done ...
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