uThukela District Municipality has announced a financial relief initiative aimed at assisting domestic consumers with outstanding water accounts. The district municipality has approved a 50% incentive discount on outstanding household water debt that is 60 days or older.
The incentive came into effect on June 23 and will be available until November 30, giving qualifying households an opportunity to significantly reduce their outstanding water debt while bringing their accounts up to date.
Prescribed debt write-off also approved
In addition to the incentive discount, uThukela has approved the write-off of prescribed debt. This applies to debt that is three years or older as of April 30, 2026, provided that consumers…