Landmark judgment compels municipality to provide services
Eastern Cape community convinces the court to compel its local municipality to build an access road
12 February 2025 - 12:24
In a landmark judgment that might see communities approach the courts to compel SA’s embattled municipalities to provide services, a community in the Eastern Cape has convinced the court to compel its local municipality to commence with and complete the construction of an access road.
The road, which the community has been waiting years for, will connect Nogqala village to the towns of Ngcobo and Ugie. The construction of the bridge started in 2021 with nothing to show for it — despite nearly R10m supposedly spent on the project...
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