Johannesburg households face a proposed 65.6% increase in a fixed monthly water levy from July, despite the City presenting water tariff increases as averaging about 12.5%, the Water Community Action Network (CAN) has said.

The organisation said the City of Johannesburg’s draft 2026/27 budget shows the water demand management levy for ordinary households increasing.

“This levy will increase from R65.08 per month to R107.74 per month, before VAT. Once VAT is added, households will pay around R124 every month for this charge alone – regardless of how much water they use,” WaterCAN said.

“The problem is not only the size of the increase, but how it has been presented. The city states in its budget summary that the ‘Demand Levy’ will increase by 12.5%, yet the actual increase for ordinary households is more than five times higher.”

WaterCAN Executive Director Ferrial Adam said the fixed levy

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