What will they tax next?

You've got to be ever so embarrassed when your country is on a taxing spree and still hasn't got to Lebanon levels of creativity where they once tried to tax WhatsApp.

- RICHARD CHEMALY

What's strange is that they seemingly want more and more and we're getting less. There's a reason people have turned to solar and a reason why people are using private refuse removal.

It's because when it was the duty of the governmental institution, they were pretty terrible at it. Should we be punished further for that inadequacy?

Thankfully, the courts in Gauteng thought not, but what does it say for the authority to even try? It's pretty arrogant.

"Hey we're not delivering. Give us more money so we can not deliver some more but better." Even the English of it doesn't make sense.

At the same time, we're dealing with a whole bunch of corruption issues and while those implicated are laughing at the selected fall guy, they have the guts to think: "Hmmmm a city cleaning levy sounds like a good idea". Well it's not.

You're supposed to keep the city clean. It's part of your job. Rates and taxes are there for that and making use of municipal services is what the public pay for.