Sakeliga welcomes withdrawal of Eskom cover-up regulations
Sakeliga welcomes the announcement by Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, that the exemption for Eskom from provisions under the Public Finance Management Act will be “withdrawn for now.” Nevertheless, Sakeliga has already started investigating the extent to which similar exemptions are being contemplated for other state entities. Sakeliga’s legal team are submitting PAIA applications to determine which […]
Sakeliga demands that cover-up regulations regarding Eskom wastage be withdrawn
Sakeliga’s attorneys are currently drafting a letter to the Minister of Finance, in which we demand that the minister provide reasons for his decision that Eskom does not need to declare irregular expenditures, as well as fruitless and wasteful expenditures, in its financial statements. This controversial decision was published in the government gazette on March […]
Sakeliga takes action against state delays in court cases over municipal failure
State respondents are unconscionably delaying critical litigation over municipal decay in the North West province. Delay on the part of the state and an apparent lack of prioritization of matters of constitutional importance in the High Court in Mahikeng exposes communities and business people to escalating state failure. This is the state of affairs after the […]
Further relief granted in Sakeliga’s favour over water in Ditsobotla, but big fight still lies ahead
The High Court in Mafikeng has last week granted further urgent relief in Sakeliga’s ongoing court application regarding the water crisis in Lichtenburg and Coligny in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality. The latest judgment follows urgent relief granted by the court on 14 October 2022, which required the local municipality to urgently restore full water supply […]
Sakeliga warns about Ramokgopa in light of electricity meter tender scandal that cost taxpayers billions
The activities of the newly appointed minister in the presidency for electricity, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, should be watched with great caution, in the light of a huge tender scandal in which he was involved during his time as mayor of the Tshwane municipality.
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Sakeliga outlines its strategy after national state of disaster declaration
The grave dangers lie in the additional discretion afforded to government to make regulations and directives with serious implications for the whole of society.
Sakeliga and partners initiate legal proceedings against National Government over failing Eastern Cape municipality
Sakeliga and our local partners have initiated legal proceedings against National Government over the rolling state failure that enables the Enoch Mgijima Municipality’s collapse.
Sakeliga initiates process to have Dlamini-Zuma found guilty of contempt of court
Dr Nkosazana-Dlamini Zuma, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, remains in contempt of a court order directing her to submit to Sakeliga several records concerning her 2020 state of disaster decisions. As a result, Sakeliga has now started a process to have the minister declared guilty of contempt of court. In terms of an […]
Dlamini-Zuma fails to comply with court order on state of disaster information for Sakeliga
Dr Nkosazana-Dlamini Zuma has failed to comply with the court order to hand over the complete records of her state of disaster decisions to Sakeliga. On 9 November 2022, the High Court ordered Dlamini-Zuma to comply by 22 December 2022 with the information request that Sakeliga submitted to her in December 2020. The request for […]