Civil rights organisation AfriForum says the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has applied to the Supreme Court of Appeal in the case related to its implementation of tariff hikes for at least 100 municipalities.

The organisation has been challenging the regulator’s implementation of what it deems to be unlawful and invalid tariff hikes. AfriForum says in its latest statement it will oppose this application in the interest of power consumers across the country.