Several political parties, civil society organisations and trade unions have gone to court to force government to ensure that citizens’ basic rights, including access to healthcare, food, water, sanitation, basic education and human dignity, are protected and are not suspended because of the state’s failure to provide electricity.
The entities have joined forces in their legal battle to force government to end load shedding in critical sectors such as schools, police stations and health facilities, which they want exempted from the current rolling power cuts.