Payment of annual property rates due end of September

By Celeste Ganga
28 September 2007

If you are a ratepayer of the City and have chosen to pay your rates annually, you are reminded that the due date for the payment of rates for the 2007/2008 financial year is 30 September 2007.

“To avoid any interest charges, possible debt management and or legal action please ensure that your payment is received on time,“ says Trevor Blake from the City’s Finance Department.

Blake explains that the City’s water and sanitation tariffs are consumption based and, as summer is approaching, (a time when water consumption normally increases) this may have a detrimental affect on your pocket.

”Also bear in mind that the new water by-laws place legal onus on water users not to waste, or be seen wasting water,” says Blake.

As irrigation accounts, on average, for 60% of domestic water use, it may be wise to consider a more efficient irrigation system and or sinking or well-point or borehole.

“If you are fortunate enough to have a pool, then fitting a cover can cut down water loss through evaporation,” says Blake.

“I urge residents to be vigilant with their water use throughout summer,” says Director for Water and Sanitation, Sipho Mosai.

He adds that higher water tariffs could result in penalising accounts if leaks are left unattended or water is wasted in any other way.