Cape Town - The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein on Monday ruled in favour of the City of Cape Town by setting aside an order made by the Western Cape High Court on August 28 2014 concerning the secrecy application of the SA National Roads Agency (Sanral).
Mayoral committee member for transport Brett Herron said in a statement the City can now, for the first time since it launched its review application on March 28 2012, fully disclose how Sanral’s awarding of the tender for the N1 and N2 Toll Highway Project to the Protea Parkways Consortium (PPC) will affect residents of the Western Cape and visitors to this region.
Herron said the SCA ruling is a victory for transparency and accountability, as well as the constitutionally enshrined right of access to information held by the state and its entities in all spheres of government.