ActionSA Invites Other Litigants to Join Case Against eThekwini
Zwakele Mncwango
ActionSA KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Chairperson
ActionSA extends an open invitation to all organisations and stakeholder groups who have been vocal about the sewage crisis in eThekwini to join our legal application as amicus curiae (a friend of the court).
There are a number of organisations that have threatened legal action against the eThekwini Metro and who have been vocal against the failings of the Municipality to address this issue. We also regard civil society to have been instrumental in holding government to account in South Africa through the courts.
Now is the time for these organisations to come together and collaborate in the best interests of the residents of eThekwini and this is the appeal that we will be making to them. One case with multiple legal perspectives will present the best chance to successfully compelling the eThekwini Metro to end the ongoing sewage debacle that has gripped the City.
ActionSA has noted the DA issuing statements of possible legal action. We will extend an invitation to the DA and suggest that this case would be an opportunity to demonstrate an ability for the two parties to collaborate for the residents of eThekwini.
Following the filing of ActionSA’s court papers last week a Rule 16 Notice was placed on public display in the Durban High Court, which allows other possible litigants to view the details of the case.
ActionSA is readying itself for court and have already been approached by a number of experts and former senior officials of the Municipality with expertise in engineering. This information is proving invaluable and is a demonstration of how residents across the landscape of eThekwini want this case to succeed.
The residents of eThekwini have constitutionally enshrined rights to a healthy and safe environment and one in which they can enjoy economic development and dignity. ActionSA will partner with any organisation, or stand alone if necessary, to fight for these rights against a municipality that treats its residents with contempt.
ActionSA Invites Other Litigants to Join Case Against eThekwini
ActionSA extends an open invitation to all organisations and stakeholder groups who have been vocal about the sewage crisis in eThekwini to join our legal application as amicus curiae (a friend of the court).
There are a number of organisations that have threatened legal action against the eThekwini Metro and who have been vocal against the failings of the Municipality to address this issue. We also regard civil society to have been instrumental in holding government to account in South Africa through the courts.
Now is the time for these organisations to come together and collaborate in the best interests of the residents of eThekwini and this is the appeal that we will be making to them. One case with multiple legal perspectives will present the best chance to successfully compelling the eThekwini Metro to end the ongoing sewage debacle that has gripped the City.
ActionSA has noted the DA issuing statements of possible legal action. We will extend an invitation to the DA and suggest that this case would be an opportunity to demonstrate an ability for the two parties to collaborate for the residents of eThekwini.
Following the filing of ActionSA’s court papers last week a Rule 16 Notice was placed on public display in the Durban High Court, which allows other possible litigants to view the details of the case.
ActionSA is readying itself for court and have already been approached by a number of experts and former senior officials of the Municipality with expertise in engineering. This information is proving invaluable and is a demonstration of how residents across the landscape of eThekwini want this case to succeed.
The residents of eThekwini have constitutionally enshrined rights to a healthy and safe environment and one in which they can enjoy economic development and dignity. ActionSA will partner with any organisation, or stand alone if necessary, to fight for these rights against a municipality that treats its residents with contempt.