The eThekwini municipality has been ordered to reconnect water for residents who don’t want to pay for free water they received by mistake in the past. (Manolo Guijarro/Getty Images)
The City of eThekwini was ordered to reconnect water services to households that were disconnected due to a controversial water bill adjustment plan.
The plan was implemented last year in a bid to reverse water rebates which eThekwini had erroneously given to residents.
The rebates culminated in six kilolitres of free water per day to hundreds of residents.
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