The Supreme Court of Appeal ruled the excessive rates charged by the Thaba Chweu Local Municipality from 2009-2018 were unlawful and have been set aside; it must credit the accounts with the rates incorrectly levied.
More than 170 farmers from Lydenburg and the surrounding areas have been able to let out a sigh of relief after the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled the excessive rates charged by the Thaba Chweu Local Municipality between 2009 and 2018 unlawful and set aside. “This is a groundbreaking decision in the sense that the municipality is ordered to credit the accounts with the rates that were incorrectly levied,” says Ben Espach, valuations director at Rates Watch.
He has records of 23 meetings with the municipality, all of which were held to no avail. Read: Court intervenes to protect schools against Joburg rates shock Irony The irony is that Thaba Chweu admitted in court that its conduct was unlawful. It opposed the action due to the delay before the forum brought its application – a delay caused by the municipality’s efforts to settle the matter without going to court.
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