Discussion | Court challenge to reduce Eskom's harmful emissions

DURBAN - Forestry, Fisheries and Environment minister, Dion George has been slapped with a lawsuit.

Two environmental justice groups want the court to set aside the decision allowing eight of Eskom's power stations to operate with limited pollution controls.

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The groups are groundWork Trust and Earthlife Africa.

The decision was upheld during the then minister Barbara Creecy's time in office.

Bobby Peek, Groundwork Trust Director spoke to eNCA.