1 reviews | Active since Aug 2023
No title can describe the poor service
I am writing to report a complete lack of service and endless misinformation regarding a power outage affecting three buildings on the property at Waterglen. The problem started on September 29th. While most of our area and even the rest of our property had their power restored, three specific buildings did not. Since then, I have spent nearly R100 on airtime calling the municipality, only to be given the runaround. Every time I call, I am told a team will come to us "after they finish where they are." This has never happened. To make matters worse, I have been given specific, false locations for these teams: I was told twice they were working on the R24 road. Both times, I drove along the R24 and its offramps and saw no one. At 5 PM on September 30th, I was told they were at Excaliber on the R24. I drove there immediately—no one was there.
When I called again at 7 PM, they claimed the team was suddenly at a completely different location. This is beyond frustrating. It is now 7 PM on September 30th, and we are still in the dark. This is not just about the electricity; it's about the complete disregard for your customers, the wasted money on airtime, and the blatant misinformation. We need a competent team sent to our address IMMEDIATELY to fix this. No more empty promises. No more false locations. Just action. I lost my job over a year ago due to the electricity problems on the R24 road. They don't even deserve a star.
Day 3 - In a moment of panic, I attempted a temporary fix I found online to restore power to part of my home so I could work. I am not an electrician. I was a desperate person trying to protect my livelihood.
Shockingly, when a municipal team finally arrived, they saw my attempt, refused to help, and left. They stated they would not assist because the electricity had been "tampered with."
I fully admit this was not the safe or correct course of action. But it was a direct result of the Municipality's failure to respond. You left me with no good options. Now, you are using my act of desperation as an excuse to abandon us completely, leaving us without a safe, legal power solution.
The core issue you created remains: We still need you to come and properly restore power.
Day 3 - In a moment of panic, I attempted a temporary fix I found online to restore power to part of my home so I could work. I am not an electrician. I was a desperate person trying to protect my livelihood.
Shockingly, when a municipal team finally arrived, they saw my attempt, refused to help, and left. They stated they would not assist because the electricity had been "tampered with."
I fully admit this was not the safe or correct course of action. But it was a direct result of the Municipality's failure to respond. You left me with no good options. Now, you are using my act of desperation as an excuse to abandon us completely, leaving us without a safe, legal power solution.
The core issue you created remains: We still need you to come and properly restore power.
