Following only two weeks after a High Court Judgement found that the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs had irregularly approved the waste tyre plan of the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative in July 2012, the Minister's refusal to appoint a new Water Tribunal has been determined as being ultra vires by the North Gauteng High Court. This is a major blow to the Minister, whose officials have sought to defend a process in recent months of mediating disputes between the Department of Water and water users. The DA welcomes the Court's view that the Minister has acted illegally, and urges the Minister to rectify the situation as soon as possible.
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