The chairperson of the DA in KZN, Dean Macpherson, said the issues facing eThekwini predate the April 2022 floods, which had crippled already poorly maintained infrastructure.
He said the DA sought to have the court compel eThekwini to comply with directives in terms of the National Environment Management Act , which had been issued by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs .Macpherson said compelling eThekwini to comply with NEMA directives was"the quickest and best way to solve this crisis using existing national legislation, and through government issued directives that must be complied with".
ActionSA's litigation asks the court to compel eThekwini and government departments to appoint an accredited and independent water sanitation expert.