THE department of public enterprises, power utility Eskom, and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) could find themselves in court over load shedding, reported the City Press.
Prominent advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi SC confirmed to City Press on Friday (13 January 2023) that he had the backing of major groups and individuals to take the government and Eskom to court.
These included the United Democratic Movement (UDM), Build One SA leader Mmusi Maimane, policy analyst Lukhona Mnguni, and several small NGOs in the Eastern Cape, Gauteng and Limpopo, said City Press.
Additionally, the executive head of the Solidarity movement Dirk Hermann, said that his organisation would be in court in two weeks in connection with load shedding.
Ngcukaitobi said the government had made contradictory statements regarding its plans to stop load shedding. He added that Eskom’s “arbitrary way” of deciding on load shedding stages without warning is unacceptable.
“There’s a
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