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The Supreme Court of Appeal has upheld the Kouga municipality’s appeal and set aside a Gqeberha high court ruling that the manner in which the local authority’s special rating area was established was unlawful.
A levy collected from a small group of residents in a special rating area for a beach upgrade has stirred up a hornets’ nest in St Francis Bay, with the fight going all the way to the appeal court.
A court ruling on a St Francis Bay special rating area with a R75m plan to beef up security, fix crumbling roads and shore up a disappearing beach has highlighted the challenges as communities face up to a range of pressing problems.