EDITORIAL | Hats off to Joburg mayor for taking charge, but how did it come to this?

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Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse should be applauded for intervening in the unreasonably high rates bills that hit public and private schools when the new financial year started.

At the end of July,741 private schools and 921 state schools were affected when the amended Municipal Property Rates Act came into effect.

The new law scrapped the education classification that applied to schools, reclassifying state schools as public service properties and private schools as businesses. ..You’ve always trusted us to help you navigate the world. Support the Sunday Times by becoming a premium member for only R80 and keep the conversation going. You can cancel anytime.

 

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Is that not what she's supposed to do? We should applaud her for nonsense because she's a deputy white? Spare us please.

Applauded for doing what exactly

Those rate hikes were pure theft and extortion from COJ...

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