I-Competition Tribunal ("Tribunal") iyalele uMasipala Wendawo wase-Emfuleni ("ELM"), umasipala obhekele ukusatshalaliswa kukagesi esifundeni sase-Emfuleni, ukuba unikeze imibhalo ehlukahlukene kwa-Cape Gate (Pty) Ltd ("Cape Gate") , umkhiqizi omkhulu wensimbi kanye nekhasimende likagesi.

Umyalelo we-Tribunal ulandela isicelo se-Cape Gate se-oda ephoqelela i-ELM ukuthi ithole okwengeziwe nangcono.

I-Cape Gate ekuzidluliseleni kwayo kwi-Tribunal ikhala ngokuthi ngesikhathi sika-2016/2017 kuze kube manje, i-ELM yakhokhisa ngokweqile ukuphakelwa kukagesi, ngokuphambene noMthetho Wokuncintisana. Encwadini yayo efungelwe yokuphendula, i-ELM iyaziphika izinsolo ezibhekiswe kuyo.

IsiGungu sisamukele isicelo sokutholwa kwe-Cape Gate futhi siyalele i-ELM ukuthi ihlinzeke ngamadokhumenti ahlanganisa: (i) imibhalo i-ELM enqabe ukuyikhiqiza ngesikhathi sokutholwa; kanye (ii) namadokhumenti i-ELM eyawanikeza amathenda kodwa ahluleka ukuwaveza ("amathenda amadokhumenti").

Imibhalo efakwe amathenda ihlanganisa, phakathi kokunye, ama-akhawunti abaphathi be-ELM, amaminithi omhlangano webhodi, izincwadi ezibhalelwe i-National Energy Regulator of South Africa ("NERSA") kanye nezincwadi eziya ku-Eskom maqondana nokukhokhwa kukagesi, izindaba zokuphakelwa kanye/noma ugesi. amanani entengo.

Ngesikhathi sokutholwa, i-ELM yenza ithenda yokukhiqiza lawa maphepha kodwa yabuye yaveza encwadini efungelwe yokwengeza ukuthi nakuba iwaphenya ngenkuthalo, ayizange iwathole lawa maphepha nokuthi kungenzeka ukuthi acekeleke phansi emlilweni oqubuke emahhovisi ayo. ngoMeyi 2018 noma ilahleke ngesikhathi kuthuthwa amahhovisi ayo. I-Cape Gate ikuphikise ukuzivikela okwaphakanyiswa yi-ELM ngokungawatholi amaphepha amathenda futhi yacela i-Tribunal ukuthi ilandele incwadi efungelwe yokutholwa ye-ELM kanye ne-oda lokukhiqiza la madokhumenti.

Ngesikhathi sokutholwa, i-ELM yenza ithenda yokukhiqiza lawa maphepha kodwa yabuye yaveza encwadini efungelwe yokwengeza ukuthi nakuba iwaphenya ngenkuthalo, ayizange iwathole lawa maphepha nokuthi kungenzeka ukuthi acekeleke phansi emlilweni oqubuke emahhovisi ayo. ngoMeyi 2018 noma ilahleke ngesikhathi kuthuthwa amahhovisi ayo. I-Cape Gate ikuphikise ukuzivikela okwaphakanyiswa yi-ELM ngokungawatholi amaphepha amathenda futhi yacela i-Tribunal ukuthi ilandele incwadi efungelwe yokutholwa ye-ELM kanye ne-oda lokukhiqiza la madokhumenti.

I-Tribunal ithole lokhu "… icala lakudala lokulandela i-afidavithi yokutholwa."

Ezizabeni zayo Zesinqumo Nokuhleleka, i-Tribunal iphawula ukuthi kuyiqiniso ukuthi i-afidavithi yokutholwa ngokuvamile izothathwa njengephelele ngokumelene neqembu elifuna ukukhululeka, maqondana nakho kokubili ukutholakala kwamadokhumenti kanye nokufaneleka kokuqukethwe kwawo. Kodwa-ke iyachaza ukuthi " … inkantolo izolandela incwadi efungelwe yokutholwa uma yanelisekile ukuthi kukhona okungenzeka ukuthi inhlangano eyenza i-afidavithi ibe nedokhumenti efanele emandleni alo noma inawo. Amaqiniso aleli cala ngokudabukisayo kangangokuthi kungase kuncishiswe ukwencika kuma-afidavithi abekwe phambi kwe-Tribunal egameni le-ELM."

I-Tribunal eZizathuni zayo iqhubeka ithi futhi iphawule: "UUkugomela osekwedlule isikhathi kokuthi imibhalo kungenzeka ilahlekile emlilweni noma iphutha ekuthuthweni isiphetho esintula noma yisiphi isisekelo esiwubufakazi bamaqiniso ayinhloko. Ukugomela okuqondile kokuthi imibhalo ayitholakalanga ngemva kokusesha ngenkuthalo akubambi ubufakazi obuqondile be-ELM balokho okwenziwe ukuze kutholwe imibhalo, ubani owenze leyo mizamo, nokuthi yenziwa nini. "

"I-ELM izikhathi ezinhlanu inikeze izitatimende eziphikisanayo mayelana nesimo samadokhumenti akhishiwe."

Kulezi zimo, i-Tribunal iphethe ngokuthi akukho ukwethembela ekugomeni okujwayelekile kokuthi imibhalo enikeziwe ayitholakali. Yasebenzisa ubuhlakani bayo ngokulandela incwadi efungelwe yokwengeza ye-ELM, futhi yayala ukukhiqizwa kwamadokhumenti amathenda kusukela:

  1. ELM inikeze izinguqulo eziphikisanayo (iningi lazo ngaphansi kwesifungo) mayelana namadokhumenti amathenda;
  2. umlilo okusolwa ukuthi uqubuke ngoMeyi 2018. Iningi lamaphepha abefunwa yiCape Gate awela phakathi nesikhathi sezikhalo (2016/2017 kuze kube manje). I-ELM ayizange inikeze ncazelo ngokwehluleka kwayo ukuveza imibhalo eceliwe eyayizoba khona ngemva komlilo. Yayingasho ukuthi azikaze zibe khona;
  3. naphezu kwezinsolo zayo mayelana nomlilo nokufuduka, i-ELM izikhathi eziningi ithole imibhalo eqale ukuba khona ngaphambi kukaMeyi 2018. Ikhiphe izitatimende zezimali zonyaka kusukela onyakeni wezimali ka-2014/2015 futhi yathola ingxenye yazo. Abaphathi bayo babala izikhathi zika-2012 no-2013. Akubanga khona incazelo eyanele yokuthi kungani ama-akhawunti okuphatha alandelayo ayengakhiqizwanga; kanye
  4. ayikho incazelo enikeziwe mayelana nezinyathelo zangempela ezithathwe i-ELM ukucinga amadokhumenti, noma kunganiama-akhawunti ayengakakhiqiziwe; kanye
  5. ayikho incazelo enikeziwe mayelana nezinyathelo zangempela ezithathwe i-ELM ukucinga amadokhumenti, noma kungani engekho amakhophi e-electronic ala madokhumenti.

Inguqulo engeyona imfihlo Yezizathu Nomyalelo Wenkantolo iyatholakala kuwebhusayithi ye-Tribunal kokuthi https://www.comptrib.co.za/case-detail/20220"> ://www.comptrib.co.za/case-detail/20220

Kukhishwe ngu:

Gillian de Gouveia, Umphathi Wezokuxhumana

Egameni leCompetition Tribunal yaseNingizimu Afrika

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