Some Tshwane residents keen to take advantage of the city’s municipal services debt-relief programme are worried there is a catch and that their debts won’t just be cancelled without any sort of punishment.
The newly introduced debt-relief programme is aimed at assisting residents and businesses to settle their municipal arrears. .
The initiative offers substantial debt write-offs under specific conditions and aims to boost revenue collection and discourage illegal electricity and water connections.
Despite the programme’s amnesty waiver on tampering fees, which expires at the end of March, many residents have been hesitant to take part in the scheme.
Oupa Mtshweni, leader of the Mamelodi Concerned Residents Association, …
