Provincial intervention in North West municipalities
Eskom, water boards, and other key service providers are not being paid by the Ditsobotla and Naledi municipalities in the North West - despite end-users paying for services every month. Municipal col
Prevent business licensing during Covid-lockdown
In May 2020 Sakeliga launched an urgent court application in the High Court to do away with the new requirement by Ebrahim Patel, Minister of Trade and Industry, that businesses that wanted to remain
Preventing electricity cuts for paying end users
The facts of this case originate from serious mismanagement at the Emalahleni Local Municipality (Witbank) and the Thaba Chweu Local Municipality (Lydenburg), as well as the inability of the National
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Ditsobotla - National Administration Intervention
Service delivery, including water supply, ground to a halt in September 2022 in the Ditsobotla local municipality in the North West (Lichtenburg and Coligny).
Eskom Load Reduction
“Load reduction” is a relatively recent form of irregular power cuts that are applied over and above load shedding, in an effort by Eskom to recover debt and put and end to illegal consumption. In the
Prevent electricity cuts in Musina
On June 29, 2018, Eskom gave notice that they would cut off the electricity supply to residents of Musina due to the municipality's growing indebtedness to Eskom. This action would have meant that eve
Ditsobotla: Protect ability of municipal end-users to declare disputes
Urgent application to prevent the disconnection of electricity to members of the Ditsobotla Services Association, where members have declared disputes. The purpose of the application was to protect mu
Illegal Water Levy Collections against Farmers
Farmers in Limpopo are facing unfair and illegal water levies because proper measurements are not being conducted, and water levies are being treated as a tax. Farmers are being prompted to settle acc
Sedibeng Water Restrictions
In 2021, Sedibeng Water in the North West gave notice to all employees to cease water supply to a local municipality due to outstanding debt. In a similar vein to the Musina and Resilient cases, Sakel
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