PHUTI MOSOMANE
EMFULENI residents will not be able to access municipal offices as the landlord locks offices due to unpaid rental payments.
On Monday, residents were taken by surprise by the appearance of a notice attached to the municipal offices of the Emfuleni Local Municipality in Vanderbijlpark, indicating that the offices will be “locked and inaccessible from 13/03/2023 until further notice”.
A clearly marked notice showed that this is “by order of the landlord and due to the non-payment of rental.”
The offices are rented by the Municipality for R1 500 000 per month and that rental payments are in arrears for the last three months.
The closure means that residents will not be able to pay their rates and taxes, and where service consumption municipal accounts are managed and related queries attended to administratively.
“These offices now being inaccessible makes the effective operation of these key components of local government and
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