The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it rejects the electricity tariff increase granted to Eskom, by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) final week.
DA chief, John Steenhuisen says they are going to be making use of for an interdict within the excessive court docket to cease the implementation of this newest 18.65 % tariff increase. He says authorities has uncared for South Africans and this could’t be allowed.
It would appear the battle strains have drawn. The DA says it can strategy the courts in a bid to be sure that the tariff increase is interdicted.
Last week the announcement by Nersa despatched shock-waves throughout the nation. With companies set to undergo an enormous blow together with households who rely on Eskom for electricity provide.
VIDEO: DA says it rejects electricity tariff increase granted to Eskom by Nersa:
Steenhuisen says the time for writing letters and begging authorities to do its job has handed and he’ll now take-on the state.
“The DA rejects this tariff increase by Nersa. We reject Stage 6 load-shedding, and we reject government’s poor response or rather lack of response to the biggest crisis our country has faced in the history of democracy. We have therefore instructed our lawyer to apply to the high court of South Africa for the interdict against the implementation of the increase, pending the following relief – to have Nersa’s decision of 12 January 2023 declared inconsistent with the constitution of South Africa to have it declared invalid and to have it set aside,” says Steenhuisen.
Steenhuisen has additionally referred to as on all South Africans to take up the struggle in opposition to rolling blackouts via becoming a member of the DA in its protest on the African National Congress (ANC) Head-quarters, Luthuli House subsequent week.
VIDEO: DA chief John Steenhuisen outlines plans to sort out the electricity disaster:
