North company allegedly caught reconnecting its disconnected electricity
The company states the R55-million claimed by the metro had been disputed for some time. In a statement it said it did not, of its own volition, reconnect services.
A North West company, situated in the north of Pretoria, has strongly refuted that it has took part in mischievous acts of criminality after city officials busted them for illegal electricity connections on Wednesday.
The North West Development Corporation (NWDC) said it remains a law-abiding organisation.
This as the Tshwane metro earlier this month, disconnected its electricity and further sanctioned a fine of R621 000 for illegal connections.
The Tshwane metro last Wednesday alleged on social media that NWDC had committed a serious offence after facing disconnections.
“NWDC in Ga-Rankuwa owes us R55-million.
“They were disconnected last week on Friday. Guess what? Boom! (Sic) They reconnected themselves.”
The NWDC in a statement said it did not, of its own volition, reconnect services.
“After engagement with the water division, an amount was invoiced which was paid and water services were reconnected by the city.”
It said the R55-million claimed by the metro had been disputed for some time.
“It is being handled by both organisations’ legal departments,” it said.
This follows the Tshwane metro announcing that its #TshwaneYaTima revenue-collection campaign would continue for years to come and was the “new norm in Tshwane”.
This as the metro through the revenue collection camps had yielded over R500-million, with a total of 1 061 accounts disconnected.
Tshwane mayor Randall Williams said, “this includes 533 government accounts and 528 business accounts. Meanwhile, a total of 335 defaulting clients responded with payments”.
Williams said the campaign had proved to be a step in the right direction to correct the culture of non-payment which ultimately had dire consequences on the municipality delivering services to its communities.
“The campaign is ongoing and we have also started disconnecting defaulting residential areas.
“I urge all consumers of Tshwane services not to ignore their bills, but rather to come forward and make arrangements to keep their accounts in good standing.”
Williams said customer care centres remained open to assist residents with all their municipal queries and to make payment arrangements.
“I would like to thank all the clients who have co-operated so far. It is important for Tshwane to reinstitute a culture of paying for services rendered.”
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If the reconnection was done internally the official(s) will be charged criminally and internally and the sanction will be a dismissal #TshwaneYaTima https://t.co/a12L4wZbFW— City of Tshwane (@CityTshwane) February 23, 2022
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NWDC in Ga-Rankuwa owes us R55mil. They were disconnected last week on Friday. Guess what?
Boom! They reconnected themselves. Do you know what it means? It's a serious criminal offense.
Ba robile molao. #TshwaneYaTima #CoTRevenueCollection pic.twitter.com/qY3ngSBHZk
— City of Tshwane (@CityTshwane) February 23, 2022
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