Illegal electricity connection allegations are false – golf estate

The Tshwane metro has threatened to fine residents of the Copperleaf golf estate in Centurion after it was discovered that they were allegedly bypassing their meter boxes.

However, the golf estate has denied the claim.

According to metro spokesperson Lindela Mashigo, each household could face a hefty fine of R200 000 and businesses R10-million.

Mashigo pointed out that the households in question dealt directly with the municipality and not through the golf estate.

The golf estate’s management said on its Facebook page that it had serious concerns regarding “the false reporting on social media platforms that over 600 homes were disconnected due to electricity non-payment and illegal connections”.

In the statement, the estate said no house was found to be illegally connected.

“After the full-day operation, Tshwane functional head official who was the project leader of the operations confirmed that only 98 stands were disconnected due to households owing the municipality.

“There are no illegal connections that were confirmed on site during operations.

“Whilst there were house stands, which had City of Tshwane red demand letters, these were houses that have not been paying their municipal rates,” the statement read.

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