Wireless provider iBurst could find itself in court to defend claims by Fourways residents that one of its towers is making them ill.
Residents have been complaining that they have been ill with skin rashes, headaches, vomiting, sleep disorders, fatigue, upset stomachs and tinnitus. The tower, which is adjacent to Fourways Memorial Park, was turned on last August.
However, despite iBurst denying the claims, the residents are now in the process of lodging objections against the tower's construction.
Lawyer Bismarck Olivier, from Bezuidenhout van Zyl Incorporated, says the residents are pursuing remedies available through the Department of Environmental Affairs.
Going to court
Olivier explains that, if these processes are not successful, the residents will head to court. “The matter will come to a head.”
However, Olivier says, iBurst did not give the residents' technician permission to climb the tower and determine if all the transmitters had been switched off. “Your failure/refusal in this regard has resulted therein that complete tests could not be carried out,” he wrote in a letter to iBurst.
In addition, the residents allege that the tower was not legally constructed, as the proper processes were not followed. iBurst has also denied this claim.
Residents also argue they were not properly informed that the tower was going to be constructed.
Earlier this week, iBurst CEO Jannie van Zyl said he had not yet received any notice of legal action.
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