Restore the grid | Gauteng Health welcomes blackout ruling

JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng Health is welcoming a High Court ruling exempting hospitals, clinics, schools and police stations from power cuts.

It says blackouts are putting a major strain on resources.

The application was brought by Action SA, the UDM, the IFP and 17 others.

READ: Restore the grid | Govt 'likely' to appeal power exemption ruling

But government has significant concerns about the judgment.

Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko expressed relief at the order.

"It was really a frustration to us, especially on the financial side because a lot of diesel that we have used," she said.