{"id":120007,"date":"2026-09-21T14:36:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T14:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/?p=120007"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:36:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T14:36:39","slug":"afriforum-opposes-mangaung-metros-new-refuse-disposal-and-sewerage-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/afriforum-opposes-mangaung-metros-new-refuse-disposal-and-sewerage-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"AfriForum opposes Mangaung Metro\u2019s new refuse disposal and sewerage tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Jaco-Grobbelaar-ENG.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Soundbite: Jaco Grobbelaar (English)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AfriForum has lodged an application for judicial review with the Bloemfontein High Court against the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality\u2019s new refuse removal and sewage tariff structures. The application aims to have the new tariffs set aside, as AfriForum holds the view that the manner in which the tariffs are calculated and levied is unconstitutional and fails to comply with applicable legal requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new tariffs comprise a refuse removal tariff calculated based on the size of the erf, and a sewerage tariff calculated based on the value of the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to AfriForum, this approach to tariff determination is inconsistent with the Constitution, the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000, the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act 6 of 2004, the Municipal Fiscal Powers and Functions Act 12 of 2007, and the Mangaung Waste Management and Tariff Policy By-law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AfriForum demands that the Mangaung Metro stop charging the disputed rates immediately and find a legal, fair and transparent method to charge residents for these services. The organisation is of the opinion that residents should not be subjected to tariff structures that are not properly based on legal principles, the nature of the service or the cost of service delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AfriForum\u2019s concern about the new rates is further strengthened by the Metro\u2019s ongoing inability to deliver sustainable and efficient waste removal services to residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is unacceptable that the Mangaung Metro cannot even manage to deliver basic services like refuse removal sustainably, yet simultaneously seeks to impose new and increased financial burdens on residents. AfriForum and numerous private contractors are already carrying out refuse removal services because the Metro fails to fulfil its responsibilities. Residents are tired of paying for services they do not receive,\u201d says Jaco Grobbelaar, AfriForum\u2019s regional head for the central region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe question is increasingly arising as to whether these fares are really being used to improve services or whether they are simply another way to collect money that ends up being spent on everything but basic service delivery. The Metro must stop using residents\u2019 wallets as its personal piggy bank to finance its own management and service delivery failures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AfriForum emphasises that municipal rates should not simply be regarded as an unlimited source of income. Rates must be charged within the framework of the Constitution and applicable legislation, while residents\u2019 right to accountable and efficient municipal service delivery must be respected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The organisation will continue the court process and hold the Mangaung Metro accountable over the legality of the disputed fares. AfriForum will not allow residents to be forced to pay increasingly more for services that the municipality does not provide properly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfriForum has lodged an application for judicial review with the Bloemfontein High Court against the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality\u2019s new refuse&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":95781,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13729,11177,11162,13727],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afriforum-branches","category-community-affairs-media-statements","category-media-statements","category-we-will-do-it-ourselves"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":13729,"label":"AfriForum branches"},{"value":11177,"label":"Community Affairs Media statements"},{"value":11162,"label":"Media statements"},{"value":13727,"label":"We will do it ourselves"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/n-AfriForum-vullisdrom-is-by-die-Mangaung-metro-se-kantore-afgelaai-1-1024x576.jpg",1024,576,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"AfriForum","author_link":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/author\/chante-kelder-2\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":13729,"name":"AfriForum branches","slug":"afriforum-branches","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":13729,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":13727,"count":75,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":13729,"category_count":75,"category_description":"","cat_name":"AfriForum branches","category_nicename":"afriforum-branches","category_parent":13727},{"term_id":11177,"name":"Community Affairs Media statements","slug":"community-affairs-media-statements","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":11177,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":11162,"count":694,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":11177,"category_count":694,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Community Affairs Media statements","category_nicename":"community-affairs-media-statements","category_parent":11162},{"term_id":11162,"name":"Media statements","slug":"media-statements","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":11162,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":3011,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":11162,"category_count":3011,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Media statements","category_nicename":"media-statements","category_parent":0},{"term_id":13727,"name":"We will do it ourselves","slug":"we-will-do-it-ourselves","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":13727,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":142,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":13727,"category_count":142,"category_description":"","cat_name":"We will do it ourselves","category_nicename":"we-will-do-it-ourselves","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120007"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":120010,"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120007\/revisions\/120010"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}