The city of Cape Town has taken a policy decision not to implement pre-paid water meters.
Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo announced this on Tuesday at a council meeting.
She said the decision had been prompted by a number of operational problems encountered in the prepaid water meter pilot project, implemented in Klipheuwel in July 2001.
"We have taken a policy decision not to implement the pre-paid water meter system in the city," Mfeketo said.
"Access to water is a critical right for our people and no measures which will have a negative social impact on our communities will be implemented by this administration as long as I am mayor."
Continues Below ↓
A possible roll-out of prepaid meters had been envisioned in Bishop Lavis, Netreg in Bonteheuwel and Richwood at the start of next year. - Staff Reporter
-
This article was originally published on page 2 of Cape Argus on August 31, 2005
|
StumbleUpon
Reddit
Digg
Delicious
Newsvine
Facebook
muti
Twitter
