RTMC in urgent court application to take over eNatis
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has launched an urgent court application to force Tasima to hand over the eNatis system in line with the Constitutional Court decision.
The application will be heard in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria this morning (Friday March 24, 2017).
The Constitutional Court ruled on 9 November 2016 that the contract extension, in terms of which the Tasima has operated the eNaTIS”) since 2010, is invalid. The Court ordered Tasima to transfer the system to the RTMC within 30 days,
The period for hand over has expired without such hand over having been effected.
The RTMC wants the court to order Tasima to vacate the premises from which is operates the eNatis as these premises are a national key point. It also seeks an order declaring that Tasima and its directors are in contempt of the Constitutional Court ruling instructing it to hand over the system.
The RTMC has approached the court on an urgent basis following a notice by Telkom that it intends to cut off the eNatis system if it does not receive payment today (March 24).
The eNaTIS is dependent for its operation on services provided by Telkom and there will be a national crisis if Telkom were to implement its action as contain in a letter of demand given to Tasima.
Tasima is unable to pay Telkom and other service providers. Neither the Department of Transport (“the DoT”) nor the RTMC are able to pay because any such payment would constitute irregular expenditure. RTMC can only make payment once Tasima has transferred the eNatis to the RTMC as ordered by the Constitutional Court.
