Unfair water billing for farmers
Naam
Sakeliga v Departement van Water en Sanitasie (Limpopo)
Citation
Sakeliga v Department of Water and Sanitation (Limpopo)
Begin / Start
Aug 1, 2023
Tipe / Type
Litigasie / Litigation
Hof
Court
Litigasiefase
Voorbereiding van hofstukke
Phase
Preparation of court papers
Volgende hofdatum
Opsomming
Boere in Limpopo word aan onregverdige en onwettige waterheffings onderwerp deurdat behoorlike meting nie gedoen word nie en waterheffings as ‘n belasting hanteer word. Boere word aangemaan om rekeninge so oud as 7 jaar, wat nooit behoorlik uitgereik is nie, te vereffen. Sakeliga, met die TLU as litigasievennoot, berei litigasie voor om te verhoed dat waterverbruik as ‘n belasting hanteer word en dat invorderingstaktieke nie uitgeoefen word ten opsigte van rekeninge wat reeds verjaar het nie.
Summary
Farmers in Limpopo are facing unfair and illegal water levies because proper measurements are not being conducted, and water levies are being treated as a tax. Farmers are being prompted to settle accounts as old as 7 years, which were never properly issued. Sakeliga, with TLU as a litigation partner, is preparing to litigate to prevent water consumption from being treated as a tax and to ensure that collection tactics are not applied to accounts that have already prescribed.
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