As part of disconnecting services from non-paying clients , the Johannesburg Prson was one of those institutions that had water and electricity disconnected . The disconnection was carried out because it was alleged that the Johannesburg Prison owed the City of Johannesburg R6.8 -million . The facility did not have electricity , as well as water for close to three hours according to the report .
Singabakho Nxumalo , who is the spokesperson for the Correctional Services reportedly dismissed the claims that the facility owed the City of Johannesburg that amount . He however alleged that the correctional service was not behind in terms of payments .
He went on and said that they had made the payment that was owed to the City of Johannesburg , hence the reconnections of of the services .He confirmed that the reconnections were conducted on the same day as they had been disconnected by the power utility .
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https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/city-of-joburg-reconnects-water-electricity-at-prison-after-cutting-it-over-alleged-r68m-unpaid-bill-20220225
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