City of Johannesburg Plans to Write Off Debt of Residents, Churches, Small Businesses and NPOs
- Residents living in the City of Johannesburg could soon qualify to have their debt owed to the municipality written-off
- The city has identified certain groups which include non-profit organisations, churches and small businesses to apply for their debt to be written-off
- Households with a combined income of R22 000 or less can also have a portion of their debt forgiven should they compile to certain conditions
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JOHANNESBURG - The City of Johannesburg has launched a programme that will help residents from certain groups write off their debt. These groups include small businesses, non-profit organisations, churches and households that earn less than R22 000 per month.
People can apply for the debt write-off programme and once successful, the CoJ will immediately write off 50% of the owed municipal fees. The rest of the debt will be divided into three parts and each part will be written off every year for the next three years.
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The CoJ says the debt will remain written off on the condition that successful candidates compile with a few conditions, according to TimesLIVE.
When it comes to households earning a combined income of R22 000 per month, the CoJ will write off a certain portion of the debt. After that, households are expected to settle the account in full within 90 days.
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According to the CoJ, the initiative intends to rehabilitate defaulting consumers while bringing their arrears on city municipal bills up to date. MMC for finance, Julie Suddaby says the city is not unsympathetic to residents and their financial situation.
Residents can go on the CoJ's website for further information and can send their applications to debtrehab@joburg.org.za.
Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse says she plans to end loadshedding and maintain power supply, R26bn needed
Briefly News previously reported that the Mayor of Johannesburg Mpho Phalatse said the city needs R26 billion to maintain a stable power supply. The City of Johannesburg's first Energy Indaba was held at the Sandton Convention Centre on Monday 23 May when she made the comments.
The purpose of the event is for government representatives to network with other energy experts and Independent Power Producers. The city has a budget of R7.7 billion that must be used for other infrastructure as well.
The energy Indaba was held in the wake of South Africa being crippled by loadshedding that was implemented on Sunday afternoon 22 May. During an interview with SABC News, Phalatse said she wants to stabilise the power supply and offset loadshedding.
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