BOSA vows to continue fighting load shedding battle
Build One South Africa (BOSA) says it won't give up on its efforts to hold the government accountable for the load shedding crisis.
Last month, the High Court in Pretoria ordered the electricity minister to ensure that all public health institutions, such as hospitals and clinics, public schools and police stations, are exempted from planned power cuts.
The court set a deadline of 31 January, only for the Department of Public Enterprises to lodge an urgent appeal against the ruling.
BOSA, together with the UDM, IFP, ActionSA, and the National Union of Mineworkers, were some of the applicants in the case.
BOSA leader, Mmusi Maimane, said on Thursday the party will take legal steps to ensure the government adheres to the court order.
"We will not continue with this load shedding. (It’s been going) since 2007, so load shedding is also allowed to vote. It is that old.”
"Load shedding has been carrying on in our country for so long.”
Maimane says if the load shedding crisis continues, the South African economy will crumble.
"I want to call on all South Africans to say, let us all go register to vote if we want a new change, we can bring about the change that we need. Load shedding and billions of rands in bailouts are destroying the South African economy.
"Therefore, all South Africans, we need to stand strong at this moment and ensure that we bring change and continue to fight this legal battle and take this government head-on.”
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