‘ratepayers unduly burdened’
eThekwini municipal increases, the highest in South Africa, came into effect on Saturday for the 2023/2024 financial year.
The increases mean residents will pay 18.49% more for electricity. Water will increase by 14.9% for residential customers, and 15.9% for business.
The property rates tariff increase was adjusted from 8.9% to 7.9%. Sanitation was reduced from 11.9% to 10.9% for domestic, and from 12.9% to 11.9% for business, while the refuse tariff increase was lowered from 8% to 6.9%.
Tim Tyrrell, the project manager at the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa), said eThekwini’s rates and tariff increases were excessive and and concerning.
“Residents of eThekwini are already dissatisfied with the level of service delivery in the
