The council's decision to hike tariffs by 17.6% has caused outrage amongst some.
CAPE TOWN - Cosatu is threatening to take the City of Cape Town to court over high electricity tariffs.
The metro claims that it's being hit by a budget shortfall, arguing that it needs the money because Eskom's hiking its electricity anyway by 18%.And now Cosatu's provincial secretary, Melvern de Bruyn, is taking aim at the city, too.
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