Pensioners plunged into despair by sudden huge rates bills while Government departments owe the municipality a whopping R991 million for rates and services
It appears elderly residents are being targeted to boost municipal income while government departments owe millions to the eThekwini Municipality.
It was subject to annual revision and this year, the municipality stated in an April letter to affected pensioners that the policy had been revisited in light of the legislation being repealed. At the time of going to press, the municipality had not responded to a request for comment on current amounts owed by government departments to the city, nor whether any steps to collect outstanding amounts had been initiated, or whether any monies owed had been collected.
“If they disconnect our services and we do not have lights or water, my mother will surely die. We do not have any other family or friends and we have nowhere else to go. He was told that terms of 5% upfront and the balance of 60 months would be applied, and he had until Tuesday, September 29 to reply.
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