AfriForum challenges Johannesburg 65.6% water levy increase [SOUND]

# AfriForum says the City of Johannesburg has approved a 65.6-percent increase in the water demand management levy without providing key information on how the increase was calculated. The organisation argues that residents were expected to comment on the budget without access to proper details, making public participation meaningless. AfriForum’s Marais de Vaal says the increase, from 65-rand-eight-cents to 107-rand-74-cents per month, lacks transparency and proper justification: