City Power guns for Midrand businesses, complexes with R37m bill

On Monday, officials descended on Midrand for a four-hour disconnection campaign that kicked off at Silver Stream Estate in Halfway Gardens, which allegedly owes the city more than R9m.

The others are: 

• a car dealership in Randjespark which allegedly owes R4.9m;
• Thirty First Investment in Allendale - R4.2m;
• a Telkom site in Halfway House - R2.4m;
• Ille de Capri residential complex in Vorna Valley - R2.4m;
• Cedar Roc residential complex in Vorna Valley - R2.1m;
• Halfway Gardens Res Trust Palisades -R1.8m;
• Kyalami business park - R1.5m;
• Total Facilities Management company in Halfway House - R2.4m;
• Franklin on 8th in Noordwyk - R1.1m; and 
• Asgar-Shireen Trust in Waterval - R2.2m.

City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said businesses and individuals in Midrand owed the city a combined R340m.

Those disconnected on Monday had a combined electricity bill of R37m.

“The entity is still owed about R7.9bn by customers across the city,” Mangena said.

“We encourage customers who are in arrears or know they have defaulted to approach our service delivery centres so that arrangements [to pay] can be made.”

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