In Good Faith
CARMEL RICKARD: Dunce caps for ministers
It may well be that cabinet ministers have been instructed by President Jacob Zuma to respect and obey the courts and the law. But evidence of that supposed respect and compliance was in short supply last week, with two judgments highlighting a lackadaisical ministerial approach.First was the supreme court of appeal’s decision in the dispute between the Cape Town city council and Sanral over the road agency’s proposed tollroad into the city.While the judges found the Sanral board failed to "act in accordance with the principle of legality" or to comply with statutory prescripts, the court held that the transport minister, Jeff Radebe, was just as culpable.The board never met to consider the disputed toll proposal or formally approved the tolling of these roads, something the court found a fundamental and egregious problem.Despite protests and claims to the contrary, proper deliberation by the board was found to be "sorely lacking".The Sanral board may have been negligent or worse, b...
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