Johnathan Paoli
THE National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has become the latest trade union to welcome the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, judgement, ordering the Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa to take all reasonable steps to ensure that there is sufficient supply of electricity to prevent load shedding in critical sectors of the economy.
On Friday, the court ruled that load shedding was an infringement of the constitutional rights of South Africans, and ordered the ministry to rectify within 60 days and ensure sufficient electricity supply was guaranteed in public health facilities, schools and police stations during power interruptions.
Numsa spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said schools, police stations, clinics and hospitals provided critical services to communities and thus should be exempt from power cuts.
“Numsa has been vindicated for playing a central role in putting up this fight with other working-class formations and political parties. This victory belongs to the
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