A total of 15 customers from gated communities and complexes in the south and north of Johannesburg have been left without water supply following the disconnect by Johannesburg Water due to a collective debt of over R2. Nombuso Shabalala, spokesperson for the water entity, confirmed that the disconnections occurred in suburbs such as Glenvista, Sunninghill, and Buccleuch. The disconnections took place on Monday during a level one disconnection drive.
She added that the disconnection teams have been experiencing issues with accessing gated communities and complexes, where teams are often denied access to the properties. Ngange revealed that one customer owes over R, on their account, while two others owe over R, each. Customers will have to either make full payments on their accounts or make payment arrangements with the City's Credit Management Department, Ngange said.
Last month, IOL News reported that the water entity announced that it would cut water supply across the City, as reservoirs and towers were under severe pressure due to continued high consumption. Shabalala said the implementation of water throttling comes as the water entity has noted an eight percent increase in water consumption between December and January Johannesburg Water cuts supply to 15 gated communities over R2.
Story by Simon Majadibodu.
