Court scraps Tshwane city ‘cleaning levy’
The High Court has set aside the City of Tshwane’s newly introduced city cleaning levy after lobby group AfriForum challenged its legality.
The levy was introduced in Tshwane’s budget for the current financial year and required residents using private waste collection to still pay the city R194,37.
The Democratic Alliance in Tshwane’s, Jacqui Uys, said the court’s decision was a victory for the residents of the city.
She said the party had been communicating with the ANC in the city since February this year to not introduce new taxes in the city.
“Since then, we have repeatedly warned the government of the day not to use residents of Tshwane as cash cows.”
The court ordered the City of Tshwane to ensure that all municipal accounts that have already been charged for the city cleaning levy get credited with the same amount in the following billing cycle.
AfriForum's District Coordinator in the city, Arno Roodt, believes that the implementation of the levy was a fundraising ploy aimed at covering up years of poor planning and mismanagement.
"The court’s decision sends a clear message that municipalities must also obey the law and that communities are ready to fight injustice and illegal actions,” said Roodt.
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