eThekwini accused of 'bad management' amid looming tariff hikes
A local ratepayers associations says it's fed up with tariff increases by eThekwini Municipality, with the latest set to come into effect next month.
eThekwini residents are going to be hit with a new infrastructure levy, charged at an additional R1.50 per Kiloliter for water from the 1st of July.
There will also be a R1.50 per Kiloliter charge for sewerage disposal for the next three years.
The city has defended the move by saying the money from the new levy will contribute towards the R1 billion needed to fund the upgrading of the city's ageing water and sanitation infrastructure.
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But Bluff Ratepayers Association has called for a review of the municipality's operations to ensure more accountability.
Chairperson Ivor Aylward says ratepayers are already struggling and are being punished for the city's poor management.
"Covid-19 caused a lot of problems to employment and poverty. We can all think about R1.50 on the increase, it seems like a little, but why should the person in the street forfeit money to repair their bad management?
"The problem I have is that how come there are no budgets for these type of issues. If you look at the service delivery through the province, it comes down to bad management."
