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OPERATION PATALA

Mangaung Metropolitan MunicipalityRef: https://www.mangaung.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/OPERATION-PATALA.pdf

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Source domain: mangaung.co.za

Collected on 17 June 2026

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What this means

This document is a promotional notice titled “OPERATION PATALA” encouraging residents to pay municipal accounts online. It advertises an incentive programme offering up to a 50% discount on debt owed to the Mangaung Metro Municipality for the period 01 March 2026 to 30 June 2027, subject to the Debt Collection unit’s application process and the terms and conditions in an Incentive Policy approved by Council. It provides step-by-step instructions for making online payments and explains how to de-link and re-link scheduled payments/debit orders from a Nedbank account to an FNB account using the correct 10-digit municipal account number as the reference.

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Operation PATALA incentive programme: up to 50% discount on municipal debt

Take advantage of the incentive programme that can give up to 50% discount on debt owed to the Mangaung Metro Municipality during 01 March 2026 to 30 June 2027, subject to the Debt Collection unit’s application processes and the terms and conditions in an Incentive Policy approved by Council.

Who it is for: People who owe debt to the Mangaung Metro Municipality and want to pay their municipal account online to take advantage of the incentive programme
How to act on it: Use the online payment instructions in the notice (log onto your internet banking website/app, select payments, pay recipients, public recipients, search MANGAUNG METRO, enter the required references, and complete payment) and ensure the incentive discount is subject to the Debt Collection unit application processes.

Facts

Places

Free State, Mangaung

Reference

https://www.mangaung.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/OPERATION-PATALA.pdf

Key Takeaways

Operation PATALA
Up to 50% discount on municipal debt
Applies from 01 March 2026 to 30 June 2027
Incentive subject to Debt Collection unit application process
Terms and conditions in Incentive Policy approved by Council
Pay online via internet banking/app: select payments -> pay recipients -> public recipients -> search “MANGAUNG METRO”
Use “MANGAUNG METRO” as beneficiary name
Use own reference as “MANGAUNG METRO”
Use 10-digit municipal account number as recipient reference
Scheduled payments/stop orders: de-link from Nedbank account and link to Mangaung Metro Municipality as beneficiary with FNB account
Payment options mentioned: FNB App/Online Banking, Cellphone Banking (*120*321#), cash deposit at FNB ATM
Mangaung Metro Municipality
Debt Collection unit
FirstRand Bank Limited
Nedbank
FNB
NCRCP20 (authorised financial services and credit provider reference)

Dates

Closing Date (read from the document by Govermate)

30 June 2027