A team comprising nineteen civil society organisations, trade unions, and political parties want to force the government to exempt critical sectors from load-shedding.
Several entities, including civil society organisations, trade unions, and political parties, have joined forces in a legal battle against the government to end load-shedding critical sectors such as schools, police stations, and health facilities., the organisations have implemented legal proceedings to exempt these sectors from rotational power cuts.
The organisations, represented by a team of nine lawyers, accuse Eskom, President Cyril Ramaphosa, and the public enterprises and energy departments of failing their constitutional and statutory obligations.
However, shortly after Sutherland’s announcement, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure said the court’s generators were in good working order and that a lack of fuel was to blame. “The DPWI is now advising clients to consider other sources of energy, such as solar power as a back up to generators. These interventions would lessen the risk of overheating of generators and excessive fuel costs.”
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