Departments and ANC offices have not paid for basic services, EFF says
THE EFF says it understands that the offices of provincial and national government departments, along with ANC provincial offices in Tshwane and Johannesburg — including Luthuli House — have not been paying basic services such as water and electricity for years."The EFF has learnt that Luthuli House has never paid rates and taxes since moving into the building‚ that they have fallen behind by years on water and electricity bills, and some of the government departments have not paid for more than five years‚" the EFF said in a statement."These defaults have been kept under cover all along under the leadership of erstwhile mayors Parks Tau and Kgosientso Ramokgopa‚" it added.The party said it would push for an investigation on the matter and if it was found that the defaults had been protected illegally‚ the two former mayors would be "called to account and charged where applicable".The EFF said all individuals‚ organisations and companies were compelled by law to pay for services ren...
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