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EPISODE · Mar 30, 2026 · 6 MIN

How Cape Town's municipal bills are outrunning its middle-class residents

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Cape Town homeowners who do not qualify for income-linked rebates are paying municipal bills that have significantly outpaced inflation and salary increases over the past decade as a result of spiralling property valuations and a wave of fixed charges that did not exist 10 years ago. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis explains.  Reporting by: Rebecca Davis  Edited by: Anda Tolibadi  Filmed by: Joel Seboa  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative lead: Malibongwe Tyilo  Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn  Read more: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/artic... https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/artic... https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/artic...  Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick  You can find us on Instagram here:  On TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Or on Twitter here: https://x.com/dailymaverick Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cape Town homeowners who do not qualify for income-linked rebates are paying municipal bills that have significantly outpaced inflation and salary increases over the past decade as a result of spiralling property valuations and a wave of fixed charges that did not exist 10 years ago. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis explains.

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