People are now having to choose between paying their utilities bills or buying food, says Good Party leader Patricia de Lille.
GOOD Party leader Patricia de Lille says due to high tariffs, people are now opting between paying their electricity and water bills or buying food.
She told Independent Media because of high electricity and water bills which escalate in arrears amounts, people can no longer afford the high bills.“If we are given an opportunity by people voting for us, we will commit to getting into the municipalities to stop them from making profit on water and electricity.
For the upcoming elections, the Good Party is vying for 45 municipalities, six of the metropolitans and about 1000 wards.He heard the plight of those living in shacks and committed to having government officials address the concerns of the residents who he engaged with. He further made a promise to create jobs for young people of Nelson Mandela Bay and the country at large.
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