At this point, South Africa’s municipal officials have long since stopped worrying about whether they’re slaughtering the golden goose, and are only debating how to slice it up.
Last week, the City of Joburg revealed another cheap trick in its bid to suck dry the residents of the crumbling city, while providing as little as possible in the way of services.he city gushed that the property base has risen 12% in the past five years, to R1.
Estate agents have already described this 12% increase in individual home values as “impossible”, given the city’s regression in terms of services. But the rent-seekers who now occupy municipal offices may have miscalculated. They can expect a barrage of opposition, including from the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse , which last year defeated e-tolls — another unsustainable tax levied on residents.
For now, the organisation will campaign to get residents who feel their property values have been misrepresented to use existing channels to object. The city should expect an avalanche of objections.
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