The Democratic Alliance has insisted that governments failure to prevent the energy crisis was a breach of the constitution.
They have now taken their case to court and they want the relevant authorities to answer.
Part A of the DA case was about the urgent supply of power to schools, hospitals and police stations so that they would not be affected by load-shedding.
In it, the DA and others won a significant victory when the Pretoria high court ordered the government within 60 days to take reasonable steps to ensure these institutions be supplied with uninterrupted power.
But the government has applied to appeal it — putting everything on hold until an appeal has been decided.
In part B of the case, the applicants and the DA have asked for a number of different orders.
These include declarations from the court that the government has breached constitutional rights through loadshedding and by failing to prevent the energy crisis.
They also alleged that president Cyril Ramaphosa has failed to respect, promote and fulfil the bill of rights as he is required to do under the constitution.
They have also asked the court to order the government to do specific things.
One of these, from the applicants, is that certain power stations — Komati, Camden, Hendrina and Grootvlei — be recommissioned and brought back into full operation within 90 days of the court order.
Source: https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times-daily/news/2023-08-16-da-insists-court-declares-government-breached-the-constitution-by-failing-to-prevent-energy-crisis/
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