City of Joburg Hits Back at Eskom’s Outage Threat: Demands Public Notice Retraction
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The City of Johannesburg (Joburg) has strongly responded to Eskom's recent threat of cutting power to multiple areas within the municipality due to an alleged outstanding debt. In a stern statement, Joburg has urged the power utility to retract its public notice within five days, asserting that the information presented by Eskom was both misleading and damaging to the city’s reputation. Background: Eskom’s Public Notice Eskom recently released a public notice claiming that the City of Joburg owed a substantial debt related to the supply of electricity, and warned that if the payment was not settled, several areas would face electricity disconnection. The utility stated that ongoing non-payment by the city could impact their financial stability and ability to maintain consistent power supplies, which is already challenging given South Africa's ongoing power crisis and frequent load-shedding events. The notice alarmed Joburg residents, who feared being left without electricity if...