Minister of Economic Development welcomed the judgment by the North Gauteng High court

Mluleki Mrwebi
30 October 2013

The Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel on Tuesday welcomed the judgment by the North Gauteng High court to dismiss an application to interdict the implementation of government’s new scrap metal export regulations. 

Patel said the judgment reaffirms the right of the executive arm of government to make policy decisions and directives that seek to create jobs. 

Ministerial Spokesperson Manelisi Wolela said government has an obligation to intervene in order to reverse the decline in the local fundraising which resulted in the last ten years.

He added that this follows the issuing of policy documents by Minister Patel in May 2013.