Mayor Herman Mashaba and his Buya Mthetho team hand over invoices to non-paying businesses

City of Johannesburg Mayor, Herman Mashaba together with MMC for Finance Funzela Ngobeni and COO Floyd Brink,  delivered invoices to non-paying business owners in the city on 12 February.

Mashaba and his Operation Buya Mthetho team visited various places such as developments, schools and business premises that operate illegally and are using the City’s services.

They delivered an invoice amounting to R20.3 million at 43 Silverlane, Ormonde.  Mashaba said the invoice must be paid back within seven days. He added that the City would not rest until every cent was paid back.

@CityofJoburgZA Executive Mayor @HermanMashaba accompanied by MMC Finance @FunzelaZA delivering an invoice to a non paying business owner in Ormonde. City about collecting what's due. #BuyaMthetho. ^NJ pic.twitter.com/qPafx4GEJT

— Joburg Finance (@JoburgFinance) February 12, 2019

We are conducting another #BuyaMthetho revenue enhancement operation. We are delivering a R20 mil invoice to a business that needs to be paid within 7 days pic.twitter.com/FHuZW39MKj

— Herman Mashaba (@HermanMashaba) February 12, 2019

@CityofJoburgZA @HermanMashaba @FunzelaZA The executive Mayor means business and won't let the City continue to be robbed of its money. #BuyaMthetho. ^NJ pic.twitter.com/K0kMRR6EOD

— Joburg Finance (@JoburgFinance) February 12, 2019

The mayor warned that owners of properties must pay for electricity and refrain from connecting illegally as there would be penalties for that.

We are delivering another notice for the owners of this development to apply for a electricity connection. There are no meters installed and the mini-sub was not approved by @CityPowerJhb pic.twitter.com/KdszhkjmJ7

— Herman Mashaba (@HermanMashaba) February 12, 2019

We have @coj_gfis with us as well, to investigate these illegal connections and seemingly off-the-books meter installments. These are very serious issues #BuyaMthetho pic.twitter.com/9JGpnsrz3f

— Herman Mashaba (@HermanMashaba) February 12, 2019

@coj_gfis official urges developers to comply with the City and escalate their issues or queries before connecting to #CityServices illegally, a fine and a large bill will be issued if they don’t comply. #BuyaMthetho ^LM pic.twitter.com/SW29RcijqX

— City of Joburg (@CityofJoburgZA) February 12, 2019

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https://northeasterntribune.co.za/224289/operation-buya-mthetho-seizes-r24-million-worth-counterfeit-goods-cbd/

https://northeasterntribune.co.za/139881/city-power-is-set-to-tackle-illegal-connections/