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Water tariff increases by 10% >> The 6kl of water that was once free for all will no longer apply only the poor will now receive 10kl free MERVYN KRISHNA
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LEMBE District mayor Welcome Mdabe has defended the municipality’s 2014/2015 10% water tariff increase despite calls that the tariff is not in line with legislation and is unaffordable. “Our main priority is to provide water, even though we face infrastructural challenges. “The new water tariff structure is quite simple: the more you use, the more you pay. The less you use, the
less you pay,” said Mdabe, who was speaking at a media briefing at the iLembe Conference Centre recently. “Paying for water must not become a burden to our customers. This is why we engage with the public before setting the increase.” He went on to say that the new cost-reflective rate is definitely in line with National Treasury guidelines and regulations and that the tariff is still the cheapest compared to neighbouring districts, which average R15 per kilolitre.
“We chose not to implement tariff increases on July 1, 2013, instead preparing ourselves for implementation on July 1, 2014. “We looked at examples where 2013 cost-recovery tariffs had been implemented in neighbouring districts and negotiated with treasury for iLembe. “A compromise was needed to meet our costs but still keep water affordable for our consumers.” iLembe also had to support and comply with the National Water Poli-
cy and provide free basic water of 10kl only to indigent consumers, therefore the additional 6kl of water that was once free for all consumers will no longer apply. The restructured water and sanitation tariff takes iLembe from six to three tariff tiers: 0-10kl costing around R8,81 and 11-30kl and 30kl and upwards costing around R12,59. Sanitation charges are capped at 70 percent of the lowest tariff for all categories. Despite the reasoning behind the
increases, a vast majority of the community are still in disagreement. Sham Kumar, a financial accountant, said considering the increase in all other facets of daily living, the water tariff hike is a tough blow. Another community member, Thami Ndlovu said the municipality does not do enough to make the community understand the increases.
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Big exposure for artist Darnall Secondary School pupil Kerushnee Naicker’s painting was rated number one in the KwaDukuza in terschools arts competi tion last year, and now forms part of conservation awareness at a local office site. At the unveiling are (from left): DCLM’s Gcobi sa Feka, mayor Ricardo Mthembu, artist Kerushnie Naicker and James Nde bele. Full story on page 13.
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