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He won his application, but the Gauteng government approached the SCA to appeal the decision.
On Tuesday, the SCA dismissed the appeal with costs.
In its ruling, the high court had ordered, among other things, councilors from both the ANC and the EFF to attend council meetings and stay at those meetings after several strikes by the two sides caused the collapse of the meetings destined to elect a new mayor.
In a statement Tuesday, Gauteng ANC Secretary Jacob Khawe said the party took note of the ruling and was studying it.
“The ruling is noted, in line with the organizational processes established by the ANC to respect the judiciary as an important and integral part of the democratic State. ANC Gauteng is studying the content of the court ruling and its implications and will advise on the way forward in due course after receiving advice from its legal team, ”said Khawe.
He said that due to the long time spent on the matter in court, the Tshwane communities that are supposed to be best served have been affected.
“Serious concerns have been expressed about deteriorating service delivery levels, mismanagement and political instability in the DA-led coalition government that led to the decision to dissolve the council,” Khawe said.
Acting DA Leader John Steenhuisen said: “This is a fantastic victory for the DA and I am delighted that the ruling has now given the DA the green light to immediately reinstate our government in Tshwane.”
“Now we are ready to get back to work serving the residents of Tshwane with clean, efficient and innovative government.”
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