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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The financially-strapped Emfuleni municipality started a revenue collection drive by cutting defaulters’ electricity in a bid to get them to pay up if they want to be reconnected.<\/p>\n

Since the campaign was launched on Monday, several government departments – such as the Labour Department and a SAPS training centre – were plunged into darkness.<\/p>\n

The municipality’s communications officer, Makhosinkwe Sangweni, said the training centre owed R700 000. It has, however, since paid R300 000 upfront, in order to be reconnected.<\/p>\n

Seven of Gauteng’s municipalities are on the brink of dysfunction – Lebogang Maile<\/p>\n

News24 contacted the police to understand why the centre was not paying its electricity, but was transferred to the national head office.<\/p>\n

Colonels Athlenda Mathe and Mavela Masondo were contacted about the matter, but didn’t respond to News24’s query.<\/p>\n

The municipality plans on disconnecting 323 business accounts this month to recoup around R312 million.<\/p>\n

Sangweni told News24 that other government departments were currently getting warning notices.<\/p>\n

Over 30 accounts, which owe Emfuleni more than R10 million, had already been disconnected, he said.<\/p>\n

Emfuleni has been classified as a dysfunctional municipality and is currently under administration.<\/p>\n

The municipality is also considering water restrictions for people who do not pay.<\/p>\n

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The municipality said the money recovered would be used to provide services.<\/p>\n

It also said the Emerald Resort and Casino owed R1.1 million for electricity.<\/p>\n

Sangweni confirmed the four-star resort was disconnected on Thursday.<\/p>\n

“They are running on a generator as we speak. They were disconnected,” said Sangweni.<\/p>\n

The resort was contacted for comment.<\/p>\n

The casino’s help desk forwarded News24 the contacts of the communications team, which did not respond to the emails sent.<\/p>\n

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