Tshwane loses 34% of its water, 22% of power supply through illegal connections at hijacked buildings - Modise

JOHANNESBURG - Tshwane Deputy Mayor Eugene Modise said that the city lost 34% of its water and 22% of electricity supply through illegal connections at hijacked buildings.

Modise spoke during a visit to some of the buildings in Pretoria West on Thursday, where city officials sought to ensure that residents who were instructed to vacate had done so.

Thursday's efforts fell under Operation Reclaim the City, which was introduced in April during the State of the City Address by Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya.

The programme was introduced to address among others, by-law violations, regulation compliance and cleaning up the city.

Modise said: "In terms of water, its 34%, electcity and the major contributory is those ones that are occupying illegally, so what we were doing today is to assess buildings belonging to the city."