The Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality has refused to unblock anybody who, according to its records, is not up to date with rates and taxes unless they pay 25% of their arrears.
The South African Weather Service issued extremely high fire danger warnings for the southern parts of the Namakwa District and the central parts of the Northern Cape, the Central Karoo District and Kannaland Municipality of the Western Cape.
No water and high temperatures have hit thousands of residents in the Karoo towns of Middelburg and Cradock, as well as nearby villages, as the municipality admits that their water reticulation system had become ‘unstable’ due to constant load shedding.