EThekwini municipality in legal battle over free water
By Mervyn Naidoo | Published Sep 2, 2024
RESIDENTS from across Durban are in a legal battle with the eThekwini Municipality over hefty backdated water bills they received, which they claim are “unlawful” and emerged due to the entity bungling its service delivery administration procedures. A group of 350 residents, all affiliated with the eThekwini Ratepayers Protest Movement (ERPM), blamed the City’s failure to consistently read water meters at homes – and lax handling of its “free six kilolitres” of water policy – as some of the facto. . .