More than 40% of SA’s 257 municipalities will have to reimburse ratepayers after the councils implemented unlawful municipal tariff hikes without conducting the required cost-of-supply studies.

This is after the high court in Pretoria on Monday dismissed the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) and municipal association Salga’s application for leave to appeal against an earlier judgment, which ruled in favour of lobby group AfriForum’s bid to stop municipal tariff applications for 2024/25 and increases...

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