Malema says EFF confident of victory in legal fight against fuel levy
The Western Cape High Court dismissed part A of the party’s urgent application to suspend the levy increase from coming into effect last week, pending its main application to have the minister's decision set aside.
FILE: EFF leader Julius Malema addressed supporters at a rally in Sharpeville, Soweto on 21 March 2025. Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/X
CAPE TOWN - Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, said that the party's legal fight against the fuel levy increase was not over, saying the party was confident of victory.
The Western Cape High Court dismissed part A of the party’s urgent application to suspend the levy increase from coming into effect last week, pending its main application to have the minister's decision set aside.
The EFF maintains that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana overreached when he announced the levy increase in May, saying that he failed to go through Parliament first.
On Wednesday last week, the fuel levy increased by 15 cents and 16 cents per litre for petrol and diesel, respectively.
The EFF was one of a few parties that voted against the fiscal framework, which was adopted on Wednesday, calling the fuel levy increase a direct attack on the poor.
But Malema said that they would continue their fight against the fuel levy when part B of their application was heard in the Western Cape High Court.
"Remember, we lost the urgency application and now we are going into the merits, the part B of our case. We are still convinced the law was not followed to the letter and as a result, we are going to emerge victorious in that court."
He said they were willing to go to the highest court in the land should they not succeed in the high court.
"We will appeal this matter until the Constitutional Court because we cannot allow the executive to impose itself on the legislature."
Godongwana said he was aware of the EFF's part B application but was yet to go through the merits of their case.