Free water for indigent households only, if Herman Mashaba has his way
The Joburg mayor says only homes registered on the Expanded Social Package Programme would get a free basic water allocation of 10kl-15kl a month
The City of Johannesburg plans to introduce a system that will compel households that can afford it, to pay for the free basic water that is enjoyed by all living in the city. This was the proposal the council was discussing in its meeting on Thursday, as tariffs for the 2017-18 financial year were presented for deliberation. In his statement prepared for council‚ Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba said: "Given the scarcity of water in Johannesburg‚ the huge inequality in our city and the massive infrastructure and service delivery backlog, we believe it is in the best interests of our residents to follow this national trend". "Therefore‚ from the 2017-18 financial year‚ only indigent households registered on the city’s Expanded Social Package Programme will receive a free basic water allocation of between 10kl and 15kl per month‚ depending on their score on the prevailing City of Johannesburg Poverty Index. "Domestic users who do not qualify as indigents will see a modest increase o...
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