‘Things could go very wrong’: Joburg rushes to settle with schools over rates crisis

City does away with plans to draw in additional R27m a month from private and state schools

22 August 2022 - 20:33 By GILL GIFFORD

After settling the huge July rates hike for schools, the City of Johannesburg is now in a rush to settle lawsuits against it out of court...

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