The High Court issued an order banning the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality from terminating electricity supply to any schools in Gauteng. “The resulting court order determined that the municipality may no longer terminate the power supply to any schools due to the provincial government’s failure to pay property rates,” AfriForum said. Guess who the provincial government is.... People are still going to vote for them, unfortunately 🍌10🙈1

at the time, Tshwane cut off schools’ power supply due to non-payment of property rates, even though schools aren’t responsible for paying these rates. “The schools were also able to prove that their utility bills were up to date at the time their power was cut,” it said. It added that, despite the court order, Tshwane cut power to schools again shortly afterwards and only restored power after it was put under pressure. https://mybroadband.co.za/news/energy/671587-mayor-of-south-africas-capital-city-threatened-with-jail-time-after-cutting-power-to-schools.html MyBroadband Mayor of Sou

[HOME AFFAIRS DIRECTOR-GENERAL WITHDRAWS ASYLUM DIRECTIVE] The department of Home Affairs has withdrawn its directive regarding the intake of asylum seeker applications. It says the directive was initially given to support the implementation of the Constitutional Court ruling. "However the attempt to practically implement the judgment immediately led to immediate consequences that could not have been foreseen in the court order" "The department will now embark on a fresh process the most appropriate operational approach to ensure compliance with the Constitutional Court order" Via http