The Democratic Alliance in the City of Tshwane has expressed concerns about the metro’s billing practices, specifically the City Cleansing Levy.

The party argues that this levy is unfair as residents, including those in complexes, are being charged an extra R223.

After pushback by the DA, Tshwane has admitted to double billing thousands of residents who already pay for weekly bin lifting through the ‘cleansing levy’. We’ll ensure those charges are reversed. This is what happens when you rush to tax the city out of financial trouble, the… pic.twitter.com/7BoPPGomaT

— Cilliers Brink (@CilliersB) September 27, 2025

The High Court in Pretoria made a ruling last month that the levy was unlawful and ordered it to be reversed.

Despite the court’s decision, the City of Tshwane has continued to charge the levy, prompting accusations of contempt of court.

The DA’s Cilliers Brink has urged the city to verify records first to prevent double billing residents.

“We are calling for this levy to be suspended for the mayor to go into the council and say we admit that we have got a budget funding issue. We have got budget funding plan and we will assist the city to come up with solutions, but the city cleansing levy shouldn’t fly the city.”

Despite the City of Tshwane’s newly implemented city cleansing levy being declared illegal by the courts, Tshwane has now expanded its reach by billing sectional title property owners across the city for city cleansing, even when they are utilizing the city’s waste removal… pic.twitter.com/BMFfutQRUS

— Cilliers Brink (@CilliersB) September 25, 2025