{{The City of Johannesburg has apologised to Nelson Mandela and his family for mistakenly posting a non-payment notice on the former South African president’s house warning him his electricity was about to be cut off.}}<\/p>\n
The city, which has faced a barrage of complaints from residents for bungled bills, said on Monday that the notice demanding payment of $660 was supposed to have been delivered to a different house.<\/p>\n
“The address and account number stated on the notice belong to another customer and property in a neighbouring suburb, not to the Mandela residence,” said city spokesman Kgamanyane Maphologela.<\/p>\n
“The city wants to convey an apology to the Mandela family for any inconvenience caused by this unfortunate incident,” it said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Mandela, 95, has spent two months in a Pretoria hospital battling a lung infection that has left him in a critical condition.<\/p>\n
The location of Mandela’s Johannesburg home is one of South Africa’s worst-kept secrets. It is frequently visited by media and well-wishers who leave messages for a speedy recovery on painted stones outside the residence.<\/p>\n
The notice threatened “discontinuation or restriction of services” and legal action if the 30-day arrears were not paid, local media Eyewitness News reported.<\/p>\n
Last month a bill for more than $355,000 was erroneously sent to the African National Congress party headquarters.<\/p>\n
Source: Agencies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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