The Democratic Alliance (DA) in eThekwini has welcomed a Durban High Court ruling declaring the promotion of three municipal officials to senior positions in the metro unlawful and unconstitutional.
The judgment was handed down on Tuesday, following a legal challenge brought by the DA earlier this year to prevent the municipality from proceeding with the appointments.
The party had argued that the promotions would result in unnecessary expenditure of public funds.
The court ruled in the DA's favour, effectively halting the appointments just days before they were due to take effect.
The appointments involved Lindokuhle Mkhize as Executive Director of Operations Management, Bheki Mkhize as Executive Director of Public Safety and Ednick Msweli as Executive Director of Technical Management.
DA eThekwini leader Hannif Hoosen described the judgment as a victory for the party, saying it would continue pushing for accountability within the municipality.
The ruling prevents the three appointments from proceeding following the court's finding that the process was unlawful and unconstitutional.