Court to rule on volunteer firefighters case

Judgment in the case between the City of Tshwane and Sinoville Firefighting Association (SBBV) was postponed until next week after the city accused the volunteer firefighting service of operating illegally.

- Marizka Coetzer

Tshwane also accused it of interfering with the city's command and control structures during emergency incidents, compromising incident scene management and operating without public accountability.

AfriForum disaster management specialist Tarien Cooks said AfriForum supported SBBV in the case in the High Court in Pretoria before Judge J Davis, who said last week that the matter is of great importance, which was why judgment was reserved