THE EDITORIAL | Let's all do our bit to help our SA
However, this is not just De Ruyter's responsibility as Eskom needs every cent it can get to fix its ailing infrastructure and build more capacity to cover the whole country. Some government departments, municipalities and citizens - most notably in Soweto - are not paying their bills. It is time they played their part by paying for what they consume now.
Yes, there are poor households in the township who rely on social grants who will need a flat rate but there are also rich families, middle class and working class people who can afford to pay but are not. Government departments and municipalities need to lead by example and do what is right. Everybody is feeling the pinch, and it is only fair that we all play our part to ease the burden that we will all carry eventually - one way or the other.
During the State of the Nation Address and the Budget speech a few days later, the government announced its intentions to slash R160bn off the state's wage bill over the next three years. It cannot afford the agreed-to increases of wage agreement of CPI plus 1% to civil servants. But public sector unions are having none of it.
Ramaphosa has pledged there will be no job losses. The unions have to sacrifice something and put the interests of the country first.
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