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Afrisake v Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd and Others
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Afrisake v Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd en Andere
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Afrisake v Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd and Others
Begin / Start
Jun 29, 2018
Tipe / Type
Litigasie / Litigation
Hof
Skikking
Court
Settlement
Litigasiefase
Gunstige skikking
Phase
Favourable settlement
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Eskom het op 29 Junie 2018 kennisgewing gegee dat hulle elektrisiteitstoevoer aan Musina sou afsny, weens die munisipaliteit se groeiende rekening aan Eskom verskuldig. Hierdie stap sou meebring dat ook betalende eindgebruikers skade ly as gevolg van Eskom en die munisipaliteit se betalingsdispuut.
Sakeliga het 'n dringende hofaansoek gebring om Eskom te verhoed om voort te gaan met die geheelterminering van elektrisiteitstoevoer aan die munisipaliteit. Daarop het Eskom besluit om hul planne te laat vaar. Hierdie oorwinning het 'n belangrike rol gespeel om Eskom te verhoed om betalende eindgebruikers gyselaar te hou om wanbetalende munisipaliteite te noop om hul skulde te vereffen. Betalende eindgebruikers behoort nie opgesaal te word met die gevolge van gebrekkige interregeringgeskilbeslegting nie.
Summary
On 29 June 2018, Eskom gave notice that they would cut electricity supply to Musina because of the municipality’s escalating debt to Eskom. This action would have entailed that paying end users also would have suffered damage because of the payment dispute between Eskom and the municipality.
Sakeliga then brought an urgent court application to prevent Eskom from going ahead with completely terminating electricity supply to the municipality. Subsequently, Eskom decided to abandon its plans. This victory played an important role in preventing Eskom from holding paying end users hostage to induce defaulting municipalities to settle their debt. Paying end users should not be saddled with the consequences of poor intergovernmental dispute resolution.
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