POLOKWANE – The Polokwane Municipality’s rates hall will close at 12:00 today to allow municipal employees to attend a memorial service.
Municipal spokesperson Thipa Selala said employees will be pay tribute to Moloko Semono who worked in the rates hall.
Selala said operations will resume on Friday (May 6) and all other services will not be affected.
Customers who wish to make payments can do so via electronic funds transfer, Pick n Pay, Shoprite/Checkers, Spar, Woolworths and other supermarkets.
Prepaid water and electricity can be purchased at the 7/11 on Marshall Street, via celphone banking/purchases and at Spar supermarkets.
“For assistance with smart water meters, residents can call 087 350 2770. For reconnection of services, WhatsApp 083 301 3738/083 673 3228/081 716 1343/081 747 0878,” he said.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
