By Thapelo Molefe
The Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg, has struck AfriForum’s urgent application challenging the City of Johannesburg’s increased water demand management levy off the roll, leaving the charge to take effect on 1 July while the merits of the legal challenge remain unresolved.
AfriForum approached the court on an urgent basis seeking to review and set aside the city’s decision to increase the levy by 65.6%, arguing that the charge was unlawful and that the municipality had failed to comply with its legal obligations during the budget process.
The organisation said that residents would be unfairly affected if the increased levy was implemented before its legality was tested in court.
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AfriForum’s Advisor for Environmental Affairs, Marais de Vaal, said before the hearing that the organisation had repeatedly sought information and engagement from the city regarding the levy but had received
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