Drought tax not lifted by Cape’s dam good rains

Awash in water, city clings to levy foisted on residents years ago

06 September 2020 - 00:00

By bobby jordan AND Bobby Jordan

Floods, overflowing dams and snowmen on Table Mountain … but the City of Cape Town refuses to drop water restrictions and extra tariffs imposed years ago when taps almost ran dry.

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