URGENT APPLICATION BY SASFU TO INTERDICT THE REGISTRAR OF MILITARY TRADE UNIONS: PRETORIA HIGH COURT JUDGEMENT
On Friday, 25 March 2011, The South African Security Forces Union -SASFU brought an Urgent Application in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to interdict the Registrar of Military Trade Unions, Mr JT Crouse from deregistering SASFU. SASFU contended that the Registrar's decision was irregular and not rooted on correct information and true facts about the Union. Concerned about the effect and consequences of the Registrar's decision, SASFU brought an application for an Urgent Interdict.
The Pretoria High Court ruled that there was no urgency as SASFU is still legally allowed to continue as a Military Trade Union and can continue operating within the SANDF with the full protection of the law. The matter was therefore dismissed on a technical point of the law around urgency - It is incorrect and misleading for the Ministry of Defence and the SANDF to suggest that The Pretoria High Court has deregistered SASFU or that the matter was dealt with on its merit.
On the contrary,and except for the dismal on a technical point, the Judgement itself favoured SASFU with the Judge confirming SASFU's right to remain and continue as a military trade union. It is untrue that the Department of Defence has stopped all deduction and SASFU Union subscriptions from the Department's payroll. Fortunately we are a Constitutional democracy and a country of laws where the rights of a Military Trade Union like SASFU are fully protected.
URGENT APPLICATION BY SASFU TO INTERDICT THE REGISTRAR OF MILITARY TRADE UNIONS: PRETORIA HIGH COURT JUDGEMENT
The SANDF has no authority to stop our membership subscription and they should refrain from this Disinformation campaign. We think it is irresponsible for an important organ of State such as the Department of Defence (DoD) to deliberately misquote and misconstrue a High Court judgement simply to score a cheap political point in line with their stated goal of doing away with trade unions.