SA's largest township is said to owe Eskom more than R17 billion, but some refuse to pay their electricity bills
JOHANNESBURG - Eskom said if Soweto residents allowed electricians to do their work, the utility would be in a better financial position.
While some residents said they can't afford to pay, others have simply refused and have opted to instead make arrangements for illegal connections."For as long as Eskom uses coal, I won’t pay, there is politics behind it," resident Cleopatra Shezi, who doesn’t pay for electricity, said.Shezi is one of many residents who won’t commit to paying because, in its inaugural election campaign, the African National Congress promised them free electricity amongst other basic services.
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