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Eyewitness News
5 days ago
- Business
- Eyewitness News
Tshwane says revenue generated from new cleansing levy will go towards fixing landfill sites
JOHANNESBURG - The Tshwane Municipality said revenue generated from its new tariff, the city cleansing levy, will go towards fixing its dysfunctional landfill sites. On Thursday, the Tshwane council passed its annual budget for the 2025 / 2026 financial year. The budget includes the R194 a month city cleansing levy that will be charged to customers using private waste collection services. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has criticised the new tariff, saying the city is double-charging over-burdened ratepayers since private waste collectors also pay landfill site fees. However, MMC for Finance Eugene Modise said the current administration is trying to fix issues it inherited from previous DA-led coalition governments. 'We as this executive, went to conduct oversight in all our landfill sites and there is none that have got a lifespan of more than three years as we speak. There is a moratorium that says we cannot apply for landfill sites. All of them, the weighbridges are not functional. Who was in power? What did they do? So, we are going to make sure the landfill sites are fully functional and access controlled.'
Eyewitness News
5 days ago
- Business
- Eyewitness News
Tshwane Municipality council passes 2025/26 budget, new tariffs & rates to kick in from July
JOHANNESBURG - The Tshwane Municipality council has passed its budget for the 2025/26 financial year. This is the first annual budget passed by the African National Congress (ANC)-led multiparty coalition since it was formed last October. The Tshwane council met on Thursday for a vote on the budget. Tshwane Speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana announced the results of the budget vote in council on Thursday. "Honourable councillors, the City of Tshwane 2025/26 budget has now been passed, with 113 councillors in favour." The budget will introduce a new city cleansing levy of R194 a month. The levy is targeted at properties that use private waste collection services. Finance MMC Eugene Modise said that proceeds from the levy would be used to revitalise the capital's deteriorating landfill sites. "All of them, the weighbridges are not functional. Who was in power, what did they do? So, we are going to make sure the landfill sites are fully functional." The new tariffs and rates take effect from 1 July.
Eyewitness News
15-05-2025
- Business
- Eyewitness News
Tshwane coalition govt pushes back on DA calls for properties worth R450k and less to be exempt from paying rates
JOHANNESBURG - The multiparty coalition government in Tshwane has pushed back on calls by the Democratic Alliance (DA) for properties worth R450,000 and less to be exempt from paying rates. While the city is currently mulling raising the threshold, proposals in the current draft budget have limited the exemption to R250,000 from the existing R150,000. Earlier on Thursday, Tshwane Finance MMC Eugene Modise delivered the capital's budget speech during a special council meeting in Pretoria. ALSO READ: • Tshwane Municipality wants to revive Wonderboom Airport • National Treasury endorses City of Tshwane budget • Tshwane DA calls for review of city's budget to lessen tax burden on residents After electricity, property rates are the Tshwane Municipality's biggest revenue generator. The city's new general valuation roll, which comes into effect on 1 July, will see the city's rateable property book increase by almost 25 percent.
IOL News
02-05-2025
- Politics
- IOL News
City of Tshwane under pressure as EFF calls for action against Afrikaners-only Kleinfontein
Thousands of EFF supporters marched to the Afrikaner community on Friday, calling for its total abolition. Tshwane Municipality has promised to respond to the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in 14 days after the party pleaded for action on the illegally settled, white Afrikaner-only residential area, Kleinfontein, outside Pretoria. This comes after thousands of EFF supporters marched to the Afrikaner community on Friday, calling for its total abolition. The Pretoria High Court has declared the 900-hectare settlement unlawful, citing that the land is designated for agricultural use and not approved for residential development. Acting head of the Tshwane Human Settlements Department, Sello Chipu, welcomed the EFF's memorandum and assured them that the City will respond promptly. 'We will make sure that we respond to your demands,' he said. The EFF Gauteng chairperson, Nkululeko Dunga, who led the march, urged the municipality to immediately implement the court's ruling by halting illegal developments in Kleinfontein and compelling compliance with municipal laws and regulations. 'Inspectors, law enforcement, and the city must investigate and regulate Kleinfontein. They must conduct a full investigation into the legality of Kleinfontein's existence,' said Dunga. Dunga further explained that the EFF does not hate white people but hates white supremacy. 'The EFF is a non-racist organisation. We have no business in hating white people. What we want is for black people to understand that we are equal to them and they are equal to us,' he said. He added 'No one is better or greater than the other, no one is more important than the other. The white tendency of supremacy must come to an end and only the EFF can confront it.' IOL Politics Get your news on the go, click here to join the IOL News WhatsApp channel.
Eyewitness News
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Eyewitness News
MK Party visits whites-only settlement Kleinfontein in fact finding mission
JOHANNESBURG - The Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party is visiting the illegal white Afrikaans-only settlement of Kleinfontein in a fact-finding mission. A small delegation from the official opposition party is currently engaging with leaders from the Eastern Pretoria settlement. Earlier this month, EWN reported Kleinfontein is facing a battle to survive after its valuation was raised from R21 million to R291 million by the Tshwane Municipality. The new valuation means the settlement faces a significant increase to its rates bill. The Umkhonto Wesizwe Party says white Afrikaans-only places like Orania and Kleinfontein could be potentially abusing section 235 of the constitution. This section confirms the right to self-determination for a group of people who share a common cultural and language heritage. MK parliamentary chief whip Mzwanele Manyi: 'We are here basically as a fact-finding mission, just to check what is happening here because we hear all kinds of things about this place, so we want to hear it from the horse's mouth.' Last year, the Gauteng High Court declared Kleinfontein illegal as it did not comply with the Tshwane Municipality's zoning regulations.
