“What Is the Minister Fixing?”: Woman Pays R1000 for Over 200kWh, SA in Disbelief
- A local woman showed people on the internet how much she paid when she received a measly 233.60kWh
- Showing her receipt, the woman spent R1000 during the middle of the month, which took her by surprise
- Internet users took to the video's comment section to express their thoughts on the amount paid and units received
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A woman (and social media users) could not believe it when she spent four digits on electricity that wasn't even close to the amount she paid.
Content creator @jenna_original recently took to the platform X (formerly Twitter) to reshare a video of the perplexed woman who paid R1000 for prepaid electricity on 17 July. According to the clip, the woman received 233.60kWh credit units.
Watch the video below:
Netizens react to electricity units
Hundreds of people took to the comment section to post their views on the amount spent on prepaid electricity.
Sharing a similar sad story, @leratolushaba wrote:
"R3000 got me 900.60kWh this month."
Talking about South Africa's Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa (who was to oversee the improvement of the electricity supply), a curious @Edagars4 asked:
"What is the minister fixing?"
@blaq_cartel added to the comments:
"We must reject this. Unacceptable."
@Inenekazi1 said to the woman:
"You must be on very high consumption, not domestic consumption."
@mbele_lnb told the online community:
"How much is a kWh, and what are the service fees?! A rhetorical question, but I stand in sympathy and solidarity with you. I received an @Eskom_SA utility bill on Friday morning that made my head spin like a bull seeing a red flag. They are taking us for a ride!"
@vin_scatch also shared their thoughts on the matter:
"We just hope the government will realise that if things go as they are, it’s not sustainable, even for the working class and the high-income earners. How on earth will R3000 give you less than 1000 units?"
SA critical as Electricity Minister marks 100 days of no load shedding
In a related article published earlier this month, Briefly News reported about the Electricity Minister and his department, who celebrated 100 consecutive days without implementing planned power cuts.
However, South Africans took a less celebratory and optimistic stance following the announcement, quashing it as hogwash. Numerous citizens noted that they'd experienced some form of load shedding in their areas.
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