Joburg City Accounts Department expand citizen plunder!

Of late I am notified, via my cellular phone, of the availability of my latest Utilities bill. This is typically around the 6th of the month.

The latest bill is dated 2022/06/06 but the due date is 2022/06/21 - that is 15 days later!

15 days!? - where do these public servants get their 'payment due' dates from. Who has invoicing due dates of two weeks other than Joburg (a World Class City - according to themselves!). Who in this day and age of citizen plunder by the national government and local authorities, has the money to settle their account on the 21st of the month - 15 days after due date? Recent surveys indicate most South Africans have spent their monthly income within the first 8 days of the month.

I received an SMS from Joburg City at 12h16 on 28 June stating my account "is overdue. Settle it urgently to avoid credit control action. Ignore if already paid" How dare you threaten citizens who are actually paying for their services within 30 days?!!!!!

Oh yes, of course - now they can charge interest on overdue accounts... and so the plunder continues.

Get real Joburg Accounts and as for the DA councillors - do something constructive other than talk and take home your pay.