Numsa Approaches Constitutional Court In Bid To Save Struggling SOEs

THE National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has filed papers at the Constitutional Court in an effort to force parliament to intervene in the future of all major State Owned Companies (SOCs), with specific reference to SA Express and Denel.

Numsa said both these entities are on the verge of collapse due to decisions taken by the Finance Minister Tito Mboweni, and the Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan, effectively allowing them to collapse.

Numsa said the purpose of its Constitutional Court application is to compel the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises and the Standing Committee on Accounts (Scopa) to hold public hearings on whether SAX or Denel, or any other similarly placed SOE should be permitted to go insolvent, and consequently to be liquidated by a court.

The union wants the Constitutional Court to grant it direct access on the issue.

“We want the Constitutional Court to