ANC hints at Tshwane court ruling appeal, despite NCOP failing in their constitutional role
6 May 2020
During the National Council of Province’s (NCOP) programming meeting on Tuesday, I queried on whether the NCOP will receive the Gauteng High Court ruling on the Tshwane intervention and ensure the Select Committee on Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs engages it.
Several of the ANC members in the meeting pushed back and rejected the suggestion, with one Provincial Whip going so far as to hint that there could be an appeal in the works.
This once again demonstrates the ANC’s determination for political expediency, at the cost of understanding and appreciating the NCOP’s key role in the intervention process.
In both sections 100 and 139 of the constitution, the NCOP has the power to approve interventions in provincial and municipal governments and measure whether they are constitutionally justified and in accordance with the spirit of co-operative governance.