City demands R31m in accounts from Joburg Society for the Blind
What to know about City demands R31m in accounts from Joburg Society for the Blind
Deprived of municipal water since 2020 and plunged into darkness in late 2023, Johannesburg’s only residential sanctuary for the blind remains crippled by a disputed debt mountain originally claimed by the City to be nearly R40-million.
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What happened
Deprived of municipal water since 2020 and plunged into darkness in late 2023, Johannesburg’s only residential sanctuary for the blind remains crippled by a disputed debt mountain originally claimed by the City to be nearly R40-million.
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Common ground
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Follow-up questions
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