Gauteng govt approaches ConCourt to challenge finding that dissolution of Tshwane council was unlawful

Gauteng govt approaches ConCourt to challenge finding that dissolution of Tshwane council was unlawful | tshidi_lee

The Gauteng provincial government has approached the Constitutional Court on an urgent basis over a damning judgment from the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, which found the decision to dissolve the Tshwane council unlawful.

In March, Gauteng Premier David Makhura announced that the executive council in the province was invoking Section 139 of the Constitution. It meant an administrator would be appointed to run the City of Tshwane and fresh elections would be held within three months. The DA then decided to challenge this decision in the Gauteng High Court, arguing that Makhura and his exco had dissolved the council for political reasons. Last month, the court ruled in the DA's favour and found the decision to dissolve the council unlawful.

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