DA slams Tshwane over continued double billing of waste levy

By By Palesa Nguqu 

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Tshwane has condemned the continued double billing of the city’s cleansing levy, accusing the municipality and Mayor Nasiphi Moya of failing to reverse the unlawful charges.

DA Finance spokesperson Jacqui Uys said that despite repeated assurances from the City of Tshwane that the issue would be corrected, thousands of sectional title property owners continue to be billed illegally.

“The amounts being charged to these residents are totally unlawful,” Uys said, adding that the metro had publicly admitted the mistake and promised to rectify it — yet the double billing has persisted,” she said.

“Numerous properties have once again been billed unlawfully. Countless residents and body corporates have filed refund requests with no response — not even an automated acknowledgment.”

According to Uys, many residents paid the cleansing levy on the understanding that it would later be reversed and credited to their