{"id":105005,"date":"2017-11-17T08:32:13","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T06:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/watercrisis-special-water-tax-mooted\/"},"modified":"2017-11-17T08:32:13","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T06:32:13","slug":"watercrisis-special-water-tax-mooted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/watercrisis-special-water-tax-mooted\/","title":{"rendered":"#WaterCrisis: Special water tax mooted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2017\/11\/17\/WaterCrisis_Special_water_tax_mooted\/\">#WaterCrisis: Special water tax mooted<\/a>: Cape Town &#8211; Mayor Patricia de Lille has raised the ire of Capetonians after she suggested a special water tax, over and above their normal water bill, to fill the city council\u2019s coffers. 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