By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Residents of Phoenix, north of Durban have strongly raised concerns about service delivery, unfair property evaluations and tariff increases at a recent public consultation hearing on the eThekwini Municipality's draft budget. The mandatory public hearing took place at the Stonebridge Community Hall in Phoenix last week. The city's draft budget for the 2025/26 financial year proposes a 12.72% increase in the electricity tariff for both businesses and residential consumers. Eskom's increase is at 11.32%, which translates to a 1.4% increase by the municipality. IFP Councillor in Phoenix, Dr Jonathan Annipen outlines the outcomes from the consultation...

<p>By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Residents of Phoenix, north of Durban have strongly raised concerns about service delivery, unfair property evaluations and tariff increases at a recent public consultation hearing on the eThekwini Municipality's draft budget. The mandatory public hearing took place at the Stonebridge Community Hall in Phoenix last week. The city's draft budget for the 2025/26 financial year proposes a 12.72% increase in the electricity tariff for both businesses and residential consumers. Eskom's increase is at 11.32%, which translates to a 1.4% increase by the municipality. IFP Councillor in Phoenix, Dr Jonathan Annipen outlines the outcomes from the consultation...</p>

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