Gwamanda explains R200 electricity surcharge

Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda tells Iman Rappetti that council has always been considerate of the impact of its decision hence they understand the backlash from residents about the R200 electricity surcharge.
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[@reubentrotter4432]

The citizens of Johannesburg keep on voting for the ANC alliance and see... Stop thinking with your emotions and face the reality. 😢

[@dineshanpillay5944]

This fool who didnt pass grade 10 doesn't even know what hes doing

[@bonolomakgatadeluent3150]

Shut the F up and pay

[@dineshanpillay5944]

Mayor of Johannesburg, what a bloody joke

[@OnlyRandi]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@mlungisimthanti8017]

The CoJ receive one of the highest budgets every year of any municipality, probably the highest on the African continent. Where does most of the R70 billion per year go, if they still need to pass infrastructure costs to citizens.

[@Carol4Archer6]

I'm favoured, R50K every week! I can now give back to the locals in my community and also support God's work and the church. South Africa ❤❤❤

[@flaviodelgado2004]

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[@Bud-Creekmore2358]

Investing in crypto/forex is a good idea, a good trading system would put you through many days of success.❤

[@Elvissssdg]

Interesting. I have a lump sum doing absolutely nothing at all in my bank account, I wanna get something started with it. You seem to be doing excellent for yourself, how do you achieve this?

[@naviimdaminaviimdami8258]

YES!!! That's exactly her name (Mrs Joy) so many people have recommended highly about her and am just starting with her 😊 from South African

[@Kwafela]

Please who is this Mrs Joy

[@hbspxjihuhcd]

That extra charge is to pay for people in Soweto and hijacked buildings in the CBD, who don’t pay for electricity.

[@MarkDewet]

Why dd the city not make this know before th national vote?😊

[@petert4227]

Cape Town DA municipality charge R219.21 surcharge on my rates bill for prepaid electricity meter.

[@cronmister4035]

R465-R750 base fee for buffalo city

[@gailhumphrey4521]

Complete mess of the revenue in the city and who's fault is that, the poor just can't afford that R200

[@dineshanpillay5944]

10:14 thank you, real questions for these fools who aren’t doing their jobs

[@alroyprinsloo1586]

This citizens must now pay for stolen cables and illegal connections

[@samanthaholm9634]

Absolutely 💯

[@Bluecollarjoe6B9]

ANC run metros can hold this L. They get a higher budget than the Western Cape and still fail with consistency.

[@user-ez9en7vk2z]

Can he also explain his 10 plus bodyguards and 4 ultra luxury vehicles.... These Al Jaamah pretend BEE leader minions with others behind him think we are fools.

[@vhenganiessau2969]

remember that EFF, PA and ANC voted in favour of this increase, only ActionSA rejected this

[@petrossiphiwegwala9905]

These thugs, don't care about the wellbeing of citizens.

[@fredlenz4743]

Keep voting ANC, keep returning the party running South Africa into the ground. It is, after all, the party that keeps on giving, more grief, more poverty, to the citizens.

[@MissSlenda]

When will this citizens dialogue be available so that we can give these people a piece of our minds. They worry about Infrastructure thats a big lie. I hope Ramaphosa talks in a lot of sense in you because this is nonsense. we have to do something about this nonsense.

[@not.likely]

Gwamanda doesn't have the qualifications or the credentials to be the Mayor of a city as complex or the size of Johannesburg, a small rural village only. Under him, Jhb is ruined, people have lost their lives in a terrible fire, crime is rampant, services have collapsed, dirt is everywhere, rats are a million times more than people. Jhb city can never compete as an international destination anymore, where people woukd like to visit. It is no more than a dark and dangerous dump, full of criminals. But that's what the ANC likes because all ANC cities end up like Jhb. Areas of broken and useless infrastructure, fighting zones, pollution zones, filthy zones, disease zones, where nothing works and police are scared to go. As a city, Jhb cannot serve SA anymore

[@leeroysherratt881]

ANC only metros must pay

[@williammokgoshi527]

Then we will just vote you guys out. We not gonna take this

[@badenbezuidenhout607]

Government is the reason all of sa suffers

[@dineshanpillay5944]

@@badenbezuidenhout607 anc

[@tsee247]

I reject this R200 tariffs no amount of explanation will make me change my mind to reconsider it.

[@petert4227]

Besides eletricity R219.21 surcharge for prepaid meters, DA Cape Town municipality also charge a water surcharge Fixed Basic Charge of R197.97 per month, this is over and above for water usage.

[@samanthaholm9634]

At least you can see where you money goes? At our business we had to pay R70 000 to replace a municipality cable as they said they had no money to fix it. Now,again another cable gone they said too many illegal connections put strain on this cable now. Who pays? The contractors say no money. We are in Newtown JHB CBD. THE SO CALLED BUSINESSS HUB OF JOBURG 😂. WHERE BUILDINGS ARE HIJACKED AND ROADS EXPLODE NEVER TO BE FIXED AGAIN.

[@leeroysherratt881]

Don't know what they doing, so we must pay

[@user-of9of]

When they start with "no thank you very much" then I know a load of kak is gonna be spewed.

[@teem7303]

😂

[@OnlyRandi]

They can explain this all they want ....financially it makes no sense whether they sympathetic or not sympathetic they clearly are looking for the same outcome like e-toll, the embezzlement of funds shouldn't be the citizens problems. This sounds like the city's problem. This guy can stop talking with acronyms and start facing reality.

[@user-hn1hv1xc6m]

Emotionless you must pay a rental of R200 for the meter whats next laptop, or people using too much toilet paper pay a levy to maintain the sewer pipes.....

[@yr2180]

OMW is the JHB left in his hands?? Goodness he is not very sharp

[@samanthaholm9634]

At least CT YOU can see where THE money goes? At our business we had to pay R70 000 to replace a municipality cable as they said they had no money to fix it. Now,again another cable gone they said too many illegal connections put strain on this cable now. Who pays? The city of joburg contractors say no money. We are in Newtown JHB CBD. THE SO CALLED BUSINESSS HUB OF JOBURG 😂. WHERE BUILDINGS ARE HIJACKED AND ROADS EXPLODE NEVER TO BE FIXED AGAIN.

[@samanthaholm9634]

You can't even sell your buildings in JOBURG CBD business or residential buildings. NO ONE WANTS THEM.

[@williammokgoshi527]

I was not asked anything. who did you ask about this?

[@Mastermaestro1297]

I just don’t think this will ever work as long as the unemployment rate is this high. If wrong economic policies are being pursued in combination ion with rampant corruption, the end result is high unemployment rates. SA government believe in big government instead of creating a level playing field for citizens to be creative and create jobs. Governments don’t create jobs, people do, but they need an environment that encourages entrepreneurship. SA is slowly running out of taxpayers, and that is a shame and a long-term problem. You can’t have few taxpayers continue to subsidize a lot of unemployed. The goal should be to increase the economic pie.

[@samanthaholm9634]

Absolutely 💯

[@dogeinmypockets2246]

A flaccid joke of a mayor

[@user-mi4wd8rg9t]

Im glad to have a meter, coj has not received 1 cent for power from me since implementing

[@zandilemoholo3738]

He has even gained weight to prove that he is comfortable in this position meanwhile doing nothing for the people

[@cronmister4035]

Buffalo city surcharge is R465-750,so u guys are lucky at only R200 odd

[@cronmister4035]

Would love to be paying only R200

[@atang.pascalis.ramokhoa]

Woo. A mayor with only a Matric!!!

[@janmoolman]

Considerate se gat man!

[@D0tc0mbeatz]

If we want service delivery in all areas even though not all areas pay into the system such policies are unavoidable… let’s not be hypocrites, property rates are used to subsidise poor areas the rich must pay their fair share otherwise vote differently.

[@samanthaholm9634]

The rich are moving to CT😂