Taute, Bouwer & Cilliers Attorneys

14/10/2026

⚖️ ANOTHER HIGH COURT VICTORY AGAINST THE CITY OF TSHWANE!

✅ SUCCESSFUL URGENT APPLICATION – 13 OCTOBER 2026

Taute, Bouwer & Cilliers Attorneys has once again successfully obtained a High Court order protecting a client's rights in a municipal billing dispute.

The Pretoria High Court ordered that:

✅ The City of Tshwane is prohibited from implementing or threatening credit-control measures based on the disputed amounts.

✅ The City may not disconnect, restrict or interfere with the property's water supply on the basis of the disputed amounts while the formal dispute remains pending.

✅ The City of Tshwane and the City Manager must pay the costs of the application on the attorney-and-client scale.

The protection remains subject to the client continuing to pay undisputed current municipal charges.

HAS TSHWANE ACCUSED YOU OF METER TAMPERING OR THREATENED TO DISCONNECT YOUR SERVICES OVER A DISPUTED ACCOUNT?

You may have legal remedies available.

📞 Contact Taute, Bouwer & Cilliers Inc.

⚖️ Protecting your rights. Holding municipalities accountable.

08/10/2026

ANOTHER HIGH COURT SUCCESS AGAINST THE CITY OF TSHWANE!

Taute, Bouwer & Cilliers Attorneys are pleased to announce another successful urgent application in the Pretoria High Court on 6 October 2026.

Following the removal of our client’s prepaid electricity meter over alleged tampering, the Court ordered the City of Tshwane to:

✅ Replace the prepaid electricity meter and restore electricity supply.

✅ Refrain from implementing or threatening credit-control measures pending the outcome of the formal dispute.

✅ Pay the costs of the application on the attorney-and-client scale.

At Taute, Bouwer & Cilliers Attorneys, we remain committed to protecting our clients' rights and holding municipalities accountable.

17/09/2026

⚡ Accused of prepaid electricity meter tampering in Tshwane?

If your meter has been removed, blocked or flagged for alleged tampering, or you are facing unexpected tampering charges or account disputes, legal remedies may be available.

We assist Tshwane residents and businesses with municipal electricity and account disputes.

📞 012 331 7829
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07/09/2026

⚖️ IMPORTANT HIGH COURT JUDGMENT | ALLEGED METER TAMPERING

Taute, Bouwer & Cilliers Attorneys are proud to have acted for the successful Applicant in a Urgent Application.

The matter concerned allegations of electricity meter tampering and approximately R73,000 in disputed tampering charges.

While the dispute remained pending, the City sought to proceed with further credit-control measures.

The High Court granted an interdict protecting the consumer's municipal services pending the finalisation of the dispute, ordered the restoration of the electricity supply and functionality of the prepaid meters, prohibited the allocation of purchased electricity tokens towards the disputed amount, and awarded costs against the Municipality.

The judgment protects the consumer's right to have that dispute properly determined without credit-control measures being used to pre-empt its outcome.

Taute, Bouwer & Cilliers Attorneys. | Municipal Litigation

11/03/2026

⚡💧 Another Win for Taute, Bouwer & Cilliers Attorneys in the Urgent Court!

We are proud to share a recent success where the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality wrongfully disconnected a client’s electricity and water supply, despite a dispute already being lodged.

As soon as the urgent application was served, the City reinstated both electricity and water.

But we didn’t stop there, we obtained an interdict preventing Tshwane from disconnecting our client’s services pending the outcome of the dispute.

This serves as a strong reminder that clients have recourse against wrongful actions by the City of Tshwane, and Taute, Bouwer & Cilliers Attorneys will continue to fight for fairness and accountability.

11/12/2025

01/12/2025

Another Important Victory for Administrative Justice!

Taute, Bouwer & Cilliers Attorneys is proud to have secured a successful outcome in a review application brought under the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000 (PAJA).

The matter concerned the Department of Home Affairs’ failure to make a decision on our client’s application for South African citizenship by naturalisation, as required by section 4(3) of the South African Citizenship Act (88 of 1995). The said application for citizenship was brought to the Department by way of affidavit, under circumstances where no forms have been promulgated for an application in terms of section 4(3) of the Citizenship Act, and in accordance with the decision handed down in the case of Minister of Home Affairs v Ali and Others 2019 (2) SA 396 (SCA) which empowers an applicant to do so. After various attempts at corresponding with the Department to follow up on the outcome of the citizenship application, the Department was placed on terms, whereafter we proceeded to bring an application to the Pretoria High Court, under circumstances where no decision, or even a response, was furthered by the Department.

In our application, we sought relief in terms of section 6(2)(g) of PAJA, requesting that the Respondents’ failure to make a decision be reviewed and set aside, and that they be ordered to grant our client’s citizenship application within ten days, thereby substituting the administrator’s decision.

The Court agreed, finding that such relief was just and equitable, as envisaged by section 8(2) of PAJA. The Court order states that the Department’s failure to make a decision is reviewed and set aside and ordering the Department to grant our client’s application for citizenship. The Honourable Madam Justice Neukircher J further granted a punitive cost order against the Department.

This outcome is a significant affirmation of our client’s rights and the constitutional obligation on public authorities to act lawfully, timeously, and fairly.

We remain committed to protecting rights and holding decision-makers accountable.

24/11/2025

‼️TSHWANE MUST PAY UP FOR ‘SINKHOLE’ LOSSES SUFFERED BY CRAWDADDY’S CENTURION‼️

A major victory for Taute, Bouwer & Cilliers Attorneys! On 6 November 2025, the Court dismissed the City of Tshwane’s rescission application with attorney-and-client costs.

The City attempted to rescind the R639 161.25 judgment obtained by Crawdaddy’s Centurion for loss of profit and income after a sinkhole formed in front of Crawdaddy’s Centurion, crippling the business.

Justice delivered. ✔️

Judgment by Honourable Judge N. V. Khumalo: https://www1.saflii.org/za/cases/ZAGPPHC/2025/1206.html

24/11/2025

City claims the summons fell through ‘the cracks’ as it was being sued for seven other claims as a result of the sinkhole.

16/05/2025

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1. Matric certificate
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10. Resident in the Moot area and any experience with the above-mentioned tasks will be beneficial .

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