City of Tshwane disconnects power to Weskoppies Hospital over R1 million debt

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Power cut at Weskoppies Hospital over municipal debt due to financial year change — health department

The Gauteng health department has assured the public services at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital are continuing despite the City of Tshwane cutting its power supply because of unpaid municipal bills.

City of Tshwane disconnects power to Weskoppies Hospital over R1 million debt

Tshwane to restore Weskoppies electricity after R1.2m bill dispute

City of Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya has confirmed that power will be restored back to Weskoppies Hospital after the city had shut it down

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The City of Tshwane says it has restored the power supply to Weskoppies Hospital. This follows a commitment by the Gauteng Health Department to settle its R1.2 million electricity debt for March and April. The City switched off electricity to the facility on Monday. The department insists that the hospital’s backup power system was fully operational and that patient care continued uninterrupted. But the DA’s Health spokesperson, Jack Bloom, clai…

Weskoppies action sparks public outrage

Weskoppies action sparks public outrage Estelle.Bronkhorst Tue, 05/06/2025 - 12:00 PRETORIA - There's outrage over the cutting of power to Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital.The City of Tshwane disconnected it, believing it had debt of over R1-million.It was part of the Ya Tima campaign which is aimed at cracking down on non-paying customers.Gauteng Health committed to paying the outstanding amount and the hospital was reconnected, according …