eThekwini’s R70.9-billion for the 2025/2026 financial year adopted [SOUND]

 # The eThekwini Municipality council has adopted the metro’s 70.9-billion-rand budget for the 2025/2026 financial year. The budget prioritises infrastructure rehabilitation and economic development. Mayor Cyril Xaba says a major highlight of the budget is the adjusted tariff increases. He says these include a 12.72-percent increase in the electricity tariff as guided by the National Energy Regulator, and a reduction in the water tariff from 15-percent to 13-percent: