An electricity bill of R159,000 shocks a Pietermaritzburg pensioner

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Pietermaritzburg pensioner Buks Jordaan received a R159,000 electricity bill and received no help from his local municipality when he queried the error. It then escalated to over R200,000 the following month. Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke to Jordaan about the shocking error.
12 Apr 2022 2AM English South Africa News Commentary · Entertainment News

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