Frustration as licensing centres close amid power and water cuts
He says he was turned away after being told about water and electricity outages.
Over the weekend, Public Works MEC Martin Meyer acknowledged his department’s offices, as well as buildings used by Transport and Education, have been without power for more than a week.
Meyer says the province’s rates bill is now R1.8 billion – but that Treasury provides only R900 million.
The MEC says most of their debt dates back 20 years.
Meyer says talks with eThekwini, where they owe around R500 million, haven’t been successful.
