Eskom Holdings Soc Ltd v Resilient Properties (Pty) Ltd and Others ; Eskom Holdings Soc Ltd v Sabie Chamber of Commerce and Tourism and Others ; Thaba Chweu Local Municipality and Others v Sabie Chamber of Commerce and Tourism and Others (583/2019; 663/2019; 664/2019) [2020] ZASCA 185 (29 December 2020)

Constitutional law – section 41 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 – principles of cooperative government and intergovernmental relations – all spheres of government and all organs of state obliged to make reasonable effort in good faith to settle intergovernmental disputes – Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act 13 of 2005, ss 40 and 41.

Electricity – Electricity Regulation Act 4 of 2006, s 21(5) – interruption of electricity supply by Eskom to municipalities in financial crises and unable to pay for electricity supply – municipalities constitutionally and statutorily obliged to provide basic services, inclusive of electricity, to communities – whether Eskom entitled to interrupt electricity supply due to non-payment.

Local Government – Local Government: Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998 – Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 – Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act 56 of 2003.