Kwadukuza Municipality v Kwadukuza Mall (Pty) Ltd (D3860/2024)
Kwadukuza Municipality v Kwadukuza Mall (Pty) Ltd (D3860/2024) [2025] ZAKZDHC 6 (9 January 2025)
The court held that section 102(2) of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act does not constitute a jurisdictional fact required for the municipality to consolidate accounts or to institute legal proceedings for debt collection. The absence of an allegation regarding the absence of a dispute is not fatal to the cause of action. The statutory scheme under Chapter 9 of the Act provides municipalities with discretion to consolidate accounts for services rendered, and the existence of a dispute only becomes relevant when raised by the debtor. The court distinguished the present matter from ca…
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- Municipal Services Debt Collection
- Exception To Particulars Of Claim
- Consolidation Of Accounts
- Local Government Municipal Systems Act