Generations of fishing families living in council flats on Gordon Road say a sudden spike in their water bills is pushing them out of the community CapetownEtc reports.
Residents told GroundUp they saw charges that used to be about R211 a month per block rise to R5466 in July, which is roughly R680 per family.
According to WUS analysis, typical Cape Town household monthly water bill in 2025 cited at about R412/month.