Sol Plaatje Municipality owed over R3 billion in rates and taxes

Sol Plaatje Municipality in the Northern Cape is owed over R3 billion in rates and taxes by residents, businesses and government departments in Kimberley and Ritchie. Over the weekend, the municipality blocked electricity meters of indebted residents, a decision that has since been revoked following threats of violence. Residents around Kimberley and Ritchie owe the municipality…...