Municipalities | Opinion | Property taxes | South African Property Owners Association (Sapoa) | Thought Leader
Court puts municipality in its place
A court case that most South Africans probably scrolled past this month deserves a lot more attention than it got. On 30 April 2026, the Western Cape High Court ruled that Cape Town’s fixed charges for citywide cleaning, water and sanitation were unlawful and unconstitutional. The South African Property Owners Association (Sapoa) brought the case…