City of Tshwane defends proposed R194-a-month cleansing tariff

JOHANNESBURG - The City of Tshwane has defended its proposed new cleansing tariff, which will see customers being billed R194 a month.

The tariff will be charged to properties worth over R250,000 and that do not have a waste account with the municipality.

The new tariff is contained in the recently tabled draft budget for the 2025/2026 financial year and has received criticism from opposition parties in the capital.

Speaking at a media briefing on Wednesday afternoon, Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya said the tariff would kick in on 1 July if the budget was passed as is.

"For households that use private refuse collection aimed at improving urban cleanliness and waste management. Basically, while they are using the private companies for their waste collection, they are still using our landfill sites to dump. Therefore, that is what the charge is for."