UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG

Mazibuko water rights case (supported by CALS and the Coalition Against Water Privatisation) High Court application

Legal challenge over water policy in poor community in Phiri, Soweto.
Media Summary. 12 July 2006.

Mazibuko and Others v City of Johannesburg, Johannesburg Water and the Department of Water and Forestry
(Case number: 06/13865)
(Johannesburg High Court)

This case was heard between the 3rd and 5th of December 2007 in the Johannesburg High Court. The applicants sought to have prepayment water meters declared unlawful and they also asked the court to order Johannesburg Water to provide everyone in Phiri with a free basic water supply (FBW) of 50 lcd.

See below for the High Court record. The documents are available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:

APPLICATION

Notice of Motion >>>

Lindiwe Mazibuko (Founding Affidavit) >>>

Grace Munyai >>>

Jennifer Makoatsane >>>

Sophia Malekutu >>>

Vusimuzi Paki >>>

Peter Gleick >>>

Desmond Martin >>>

Patrick Bond >>>

Simon Delaney >>>

Supplementary Founding Affidavit >>>

FIRST AND SECOND RESPONDENTS ANSWER

City of Johannesburg answering affidavit Part 1 >>>

City of Johannesburg answering affidavit Part 2 >>>

Still >>>

Thomson >>>

Zulu >>>

Mtshali >>>

Nemaugani >>>

Ngcobo >>>

Nyakane >>>

Ramadiro >>>

Makhetha >>>

Mchunu >>>

Mdluli >>>

Mlangeni >>>

Mopai >>>

Mswane >>>

Gumbi >>>

Hlomemdlini >>>

Kunene >>>

Lebethe >>>

Mabuza >>>

Buthelezi >>>

Dumas >>>

Eales >>>

-- Eales Annex 5

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-- Eales Annex 9

-- Eales Annex 10

-- Eales Annex 11c

-- Eales Annex 11d

-- Eales Annex 11e

-- Eales Annex 11f

-- Eales Annex 13

-- Eales Annex 14a

-- Eales Annex 14b

Singh >>>

-- Singh Annex 1

-- Singh Annex 2

-- Singh Annex 3

-- Singh Annex 4

-- Singh Annex 5-8

-- Singh Annex 10-12

-- Singh Annex 13

-- Singh Annex 14

Palmer >>>

Masondo >>>

Macleod >>>

Seedat >>>

Rabe >>>

Third Respondents Reply

Department of Water Affairs and Forestry answering affidavit >>>

Applicants Reply

Jennifer Makoatsane (pdf 1.9 Mb) >>>

Paul Berkowitz (pdf 114 kb) >>>

Muzi Ngwenya (pdf 81 kb) >>>

Ross Jennings (pdf 159 kb) >>>

Patrick Bond (pdf 311kb) >>>

First and Second Respondents Supplementary Affidavit

Karen Brits (pdf 7mb) >>>

Applicants Supplementary Replying affidavit

Jennifer Makoatsane 9 November 2007.doc >>>

Berkowitz supporting affidavit-FINAL 9Nov.doc>>>

Applicants Heads of Argument

7 November 2007 >>>