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Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - Web posted at 7:45:50 GMT Berseba villagers claim Council is 'fleecing' them LUQMAN CLOETE at KEETMANSHOOPANGRY villagers at Berseba village in the South are up in arms over their municipal tariffs, which they say are exorbitant. |
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They claim that the Village Council has "inflated municipal tariffs". In addition, the villagers are accusing the Council of "favouritism". They claim that some villagers are exempt from paying for municipal services. Attempts to get comment from Village Secretary Thomas Dreyer yesterday proved futile. Four calls were made to his office land line, which just rang, and two to Dreyer's cellphone, which switched over to voice mail. Despite not rendering sewerage and refuse services, the council billed villagers for the services, their spokesperson, Thomas Goliath, told The Namibian yesterday. "There are no sewerage pipes in the informal settlements and these people make use of public bucket toilets, yet they receive a monthly bill of N$18," he said. In addition, villagers who have pre-paid water taps and electricity boxes installed at their homes had to pay a monthly tariff of N$26 and N$18 respectively, said Goliath. "People, despite buying water and electricity in cash prior to consuming it, still have to pay an extra charge," he fumed. "Councillors were not clear on the question of why they did not stop the accumulated amounts charge for water after the pre-paid systems were introduced," he added. Goliath charged that Village Council also has no control over villagers' accounts, as villagers who had passed away two to three years ago still receive bills. |
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