Following numerous breakages to various services, notably water pipelines in and around Hilton,committee member Colin Johnston convened a meeting with ONE of the various contractors
working in the area.
Representatives in attendance were: the Contractor (MCT) his Client (Dark Fibre Africa) who will
ultimately ‘light’ a portion of the installed fibre infrastructure on behalf of Cell C , uMgungundlovu
Water Services Department, Department of Transport, Naidu Consulting (Hilton AC Replacement
Project), UMngeni Ward 6 Councillor Craig Millar, and the Committee.
The meeting lasted just over an hour and was beneficial in that:
- we got clarity on who is implementing these projects and how they go about doing it.
- we now understand that there are up to three different Client/ Contractor entities working
on similar projects in Hilton.
- we made headway in terms of addressing issues specifically concerning DFA/ MCT as far as
breakages they have caused and the manner in which they will be addressed/ averted in the
future.
- we put measures in place to mitigate damage to beautification activities that residents and
the HBi have done whilst rehabilitation areas affected by the AC Replacement project
recently completed.
- we got contact details for the other Client/ Contractor entities working in Hilton and will
follow up in a similar fashion for the same reasons, aiming for the same results.
A similar meeting is taking place with MTN today- further details and the outcomes of that meeting
will be provided.
In the meantime please report any issues related to the installation of fibre optic cables in and
around Hilton to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . PLEASE TRY AND ASCERTAIN WHICH CONTRACTOR/
CLIENT ENTITY IS PERFORMING THE WORK WHICH HAS LEAD TO THE COMPLAINT.
On a positive note it would seem that Hilton will soon be on a fibre
network with more than one choice in terms of service provider. Dark
Fibre Africa have offered to have one of their subsidiary companies,
South African Digital Village, give residents a presentation on what
services will be offered and when. We will ask similar of Cell C/ MTN
and revert with further details in due course.
News supplied by Hilton Ratepayers Association.