Strike puts Joburg way behind schedule in tackling billing crisis
The City of Johannesburg has suffered a setback in its bid to resolve a long-standing billing crisis‚ which has been a headache for residents for several years. Even Nelson Mandela and the ANC headquarters have been victims of municipal bungling. Mayor Herman Mashaba has made the billing crisis one of his priorities since he came into office last year. But a recent work stoppage dealt a blow to the campaign. "Two or three weeks ago we had a work stoppage in the revenue department after a few people were arrested‚" said Lesego Ngobeni‚ spokesperson for the finance MMC. "That stoppage affected operations quite substantially. It lasted for about two weeks." City of Johannesburg MMC for finance Rabelani Dagada said last month the metro’s billing crisis would be history by the end of the 2017-18 fiscal period. On August 13 Dagada pronounced that the city’s billing drive was making headway. He said 17‚797 billing queries were yet to be resolved. More than a month later‚ that figure stands...
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