Lester Kiewit speaks to Correctional Companies spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo about an alleged R6.8m unpaid municipal invoice.
– The Metropolis of Joburg has reconnected municipal companies to the Johannesburg Correctional Companies after disconnecting water and electrical energy companies final week
– The Metropolis claims it was owed an enormous R6.8 million by the Division of Correctional Companies
Municipal companies have been restored to Johannesburg correctional companies after the Metropolis of Joburg disconnected water and electrical energy to the ability final week.
On Thursday, a tweet saying the reducing off of companies to the ability was preferred by greater than 3 500 Twitter customers and retweeted over a thousand instances.
The Metropolis of Joburg claimed correctional companies was R6.8 million in arrears.
Talking to Cape Speak on Monday, Division of Correctional Companies spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo claims the division did not obtain a warning of the disconnection as a result of arrears.
He additionally stated the companies had been reconnected after just a few hours after the excellent quantity was paid.
The quantity in query was presupposed to be settled by the entity that was taking care of our buildings earlier than they had been transferred to us.
Singabakho Nxumalo, Spokesperson – Division of Correctional Companies
We’ve 243 correctional centre in South Africa and solely two had been affected by this and inside hours issues had been resolved.
Singabakho Nxumalo, Spokesperson – Division of Correctional Companies
It gave us a wake-up name to test different buildings which weren’t below our auspices once they had been transferred to us the place there any monies that had been owed.
Singabakho Nxumalo, Spokesperson – Division of Correctional Companies
We’ve terminated municipal companies to the Johannesburg correctional companies at the moment attributable to arrears within the quantity of R6.8 million #BuyaMthetho pic.twitter.com/qJhzfDHO31
— Metropolis of Joburg (@CityofJoburgZA) February 24, 2022