Tshwane embarks on debt collection drive

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Despite being a criminal offense, some residents resort to illegal electricity connections due to financial constraints.

Although illegally reconnecting electricity is a criminal offence, some residents have no other choice but to break the law, according to experts.finance MMC, Jacqui Uys, said between 29 April and 5 May, a total of 1 174 electricity meters were audited and 172 were found to have been bridged.“A total of R4.7 million worth of fines were issued,” she said. Uys said the city’s Ya Tima campaign was continuing to disconnect defaulting residents, businesses and state institutions.

“This arrest follows the recent arrests of two Garsfontein homeowners and a former Tshwane contractor in April for tampering with municipal infrastructure and theft of electricity.”

Source: Loan Digest (loandigest.net)

 

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