Joburg City Council rejects proposed rates and tariffs, ‘vehemently and ferociously’, says EFF
The Johannesburg City Council rejected proposed new rates and tariffs for the metro on Tuesday. The EFF’s Silumko Mabona said in the budget debate on Tuesday that the party "vehemently, unreservedly, unapologetically and ferociously" rejected the proposed increases in water, electricity, sewerage, sanitation and refuse removal. The agenda item was described as the outcome of the public participation process on the tabled budget and proposed rates and tariffs for the 2018-19 financial year. It did not pass when it came to a vote by a show of hands. The EFF abstained from the vote, which led to the coalition government not succeeding in passing the crucial item. Only 105 members of council voted in support of the item, whereas there were 113 no votes. It was unclear what the immediate process would be following the rejection of the proposed rates and tariffs, as the critique from both the ANC and the EFF was that public participation was insufficient on the matter. Mabona said if the ...
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