Loadshedding is a constitutional issue, says stakeholder taking Eskom to court.

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Loadshedding is a constitutional issue – says stakeholder taking Eskom to court over loadshedding.

As several high-profile leaders and major groups say they have no other choice but to take government, Eskom, and the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) to court over the load shedding crisis, President Cyril Ramaphosa has cancelled his “working trip” to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) gathering in Davos, Switzerland.
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa, who has backed prominent advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi SC to take government and Eskom to court, told News24 that ANC leaders have failed “dismally” in handling the energy crisis.
17 Jan 2023 8AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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