Makhado Mayor Dorcus Mboyi delivered her 2024/25 budget speech at the Makhado Show Grounds last Friday, announcing a 12.7% increase in electricity tariffs and a 4.9% increase in property rates and other services for consumers in the municipal area, effective from 1 July this year.
The total operating budget for the financial year is just below R1.4-billion, which constitutes a mere 0.35% increase on the total operating budget for the previous fiscal year, which totalled R1.395-billion....