Victory! Minister of Electricity, Eskom and government’s application for leave to appeal loadshedding case refused - ActionSA
16 May 2024
ActionSA is delighted that the Pretoria High Court Full Bench has refused the Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Eskom, and the Government’s application for leave to appeal against the Loadshedding Judgment.
This means that the “humanitarian relief” argued for on ActionSA’s behalf by Adv. G. Benson ought to be immediately implemented, ensuring that even after elections, all public schools, hospitals, and South African Police Services should be exempt from loadshedding.
The fact that the Minister of Electricity, Eskom and Government saw fit to appeal this “humanitarian relief” for the most vulnerable, indicates that loadshedding is indeed not a thing of the past.
In a landmark judgment handed down by the Full Bench of the North Gauteng High Court on December 1, 2023, the court ruled in favour of ActionSA’s request that hospitals, schools, and police stations be exempted from experiencing rolling blackouts.