Africa-Press – South-Africa. AfriForum is set to take the Tshwane municipality to court to challenge its newly approved city cleansing levy.
Last month, the Tshwane council passed its annual budget for the 2025 / 2026 financial year, which included the introduction of an additional monthly charge to residents using private waste collection services.
The controversial monthly fee will be levied on all properties that do not currently use the metro’s refuse removal service.
This means some residents will pay an extra R194 a month for the cleansing levy from 1 July.
Adding to mounting backlash, AfriForum said it plans to seek a judicial review of the council’s decision and file an urgent interdict to prevent its enforcement.
The organisation’s Ilze Nieuwoudt says this step follows the city’s failure to respond to the AfriForum’s request for a review of the levy.
“Afriforum has done everything in its power from the outset to avoid a legal dispute. Rather than addressing the underlying causes of a budget deficit, the metro is simply shifting the burden onto taxpayers,” said Nieuwoudt.
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