NATIONAL NEWS - Civil rights organization AfriForum is suing Eskom in order to obtain information regarding the power supplier’s controversial deals with its service providers.
The group is taking legal action to compel Eskom to provide details of the contracts such as those involving coal supplies and transport companies.
This comes as the country battles chronic load shedding which is crippling individual households and businesses across the country.
Public information
AfriForum said it served an application on Eskom in terms of the Public Access to Information Act (PAIA) on 12 July 2022.
It said the PAIA application demanded information on active contracts that Eskom has with various service providers.
