Fourways residents have not yet instituted legal proceedings against wireless broadband provider iBurst.
Residents in the suburb of Craigavon were up in arms last year after iBurst switched on a tower that they claimed caused a variety of illnesses.
The tower at the centre of the issue, which went live on 12 August, is being blamed for a host of illnesses, including skin rashes, headaches, vomiting, sleep disorders, fatigue, upset stomachs and tinnitus.
iBurst has repeatedly denied that the tower caused any of these illnesses, but turned the structure off for two weeks as a gesture of goodwill. After the residents failed to provide any medical proof of their allegations, the tower was turned back on.
Two meetings were scheduled in November and December for the residents to raise their concerns and provide proof, but residents did not turn up for either meeting.
No clarity
However, despite this, the residents were still contemplating legal action last year. Lawyer Bismarck Olivier, from Bezuidenhout van Zyl Incorporated, said residents were looking at the legal remedies available to them, which could include approaching the courts.
He was not available this morning, and has not yet responded to an e-mail request for comment sent last year. As a result, it is not clear whether the residents will take legal action, or what form it will take.
iBurst CEO Jannie van Zyl suspects he may be challenged on the construction of the tower, which residents have also claimed was not done properly, with some saying they had not been informed of its construction.
“I relooked at the whole process followed and am still very comfortable that the process was followed correctly.”
Van Zyl says the matter seems to have gone away. “They claim they are pursuing it legally, but we've not heard anything from them.”
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