Pretoria - The DA in eThekwini has failed to prevent an additional electricity infrastructure levy.
This levy, approved by the council, is an attempt to unlock grant funding from the National Treasury.
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The metro wants to use the funds to rehabilitate and stabilise ageing electricity infrastructure.
However, DA says this just adds an extra burden to paying customers.
DA eThekwini Caucus Leader, Thabani Mthethwa spoke to eNCA.