Gauteng provincial government to appeal court judgement restoring the Tshwane council
“The Gauteng executive council hopes another court will overturn today's (Wednesday) decision of the high court,”- Cogta MEC Lebogang Maile.
The Gauteng executive council will again lodge an urgent court appeal against the Gauteng high court’s judgement restoring the Tshwane metro council.
This after the high court on Wednesday ruled in favour of the DA’s application to have the court judgement – declaring the dissolution of the Tshwane council illegal – implemented immediately.
Legal costs were set to be paid by the provincial government and other contestants in the judgement tabled on Wednesday.
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Lebogang Maile said the provincial government would apply for an urgent appeal at the supreme court of appeal.
He said the provincial government believed that another court would overturn the high court’s decision.
“We have carefully considered today’s (Wednesday) judgment and its implications on Tshwane, in relation to the restoration of clean governance, quality service delivery and sound management of public funds.
“After consulting with our legal counsel, we have decided to appeal today’s (Wednesday) judgment as we are of the respectful view that the court has erred,” Maile said.
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“We are confident that another court will take a different view to the one taken by the high court, with the aim of strengthening governance and accountability within our democratic establishment.”
He said while this appeal process unfolds, the administration team would continue running the Tshwane metro until the appeal process would be finalised.
“We once again want to assure the long-suffering residents of Tshwane that while this matter is litigated, service delivery will continue uninterrupted.
“We are encouraged by the work that continues to be done by the administrator, Mpho Nawa, and his team, working at restoring governance and speeding up service delivery in Tshwane and ultimately restoring the long-lost confidence of all the people of Tshwane. “
The appeal set to be filed at the supreme court will be the second one pending. This as the provincial government applied for an appeal for the high court’s April judgment setting aside the Tshwane dissolution.
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