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⚠️ FLOOD ALERT Newlands, Cape Town, Western Cape Shaun Theron | We Are South Africans

Cape Town’s City Council has passed a 52% rates relief increase for all residential properties of R5 million and under. The first R450 000 of property value will now be rates-free for all lower and middle income ratepayers, a significant increase from R285 000 previously. Council also greenlit a plan to help more pensioners and social grant recipients benefit from rates rebates, by raising the upper qualifying limit from R17 500 to R22 000 total monthly household income, with effect from 1 July

Cape Town Weather Causes Havoc | Ongoing flash floods in Cape Town’s low-lying suburbs have submerged hundreds of homes, displacing 5,000 residents. Key roads like the Paarden Eiland–M5 flyover and Baden Powell Drive are impassable. Emergency teams are assisting, with Khayelitsha’s Site C residents now sheltering at Fulani Community Hall. In some areas, water is knee deep. Video: Ayanda Ndamane/Independent Newspapers IOL.co.za | IOL News