City of Tshwane officials disconnect electricity and water services at a property during a debt recovery operation as the municipality intensifies efforts to collect billions of rand in outstanding municipal debt.
The City of Tshwane has intensified its credit control campaign, disconnecting electricity and water supplies to businesses, government entities and residential complexes as it battles to recover more than R30 billion owed to the municipality.
According to the city, residents owe R20.778 billion, businesses owe R7.184 billion, while government departments and state-owned entities collectively owe R2.272 billion as of June 15.
Among the latest high-profile targets are Telkom SA Ltd's premises in Highveld, Centurion, where electricity and water were disconnected over a debt exceeding R1.1 million.
The city also cut services to Tshwane Regional Mall in Mamelodi, where Interden Management Services (Pty) Ltd allegedly owes R638,000, and to the South African Post Office's Koedoespoort offices over an outstanding debt of R550,000.
