Ridiculous bank charges

I lost my job in February this year and I informed Absa about my situation. Everything was well till about 3 months ago when I could no longer afford to pay debit orders. I did notify relevant parties but most continued to debit me account anyway and that resulted in me accumulating more than R2000 in admin fees alone. Absa has now gone to hand over my account over for collection over unpaid bank charges, really!!!!Even though they know my situation. I have been banking with Absa for years now and I really didn't expect this kind of treatment. I am moving elsewhere.