Promise of right to housing remains elusive in democratic South Africa
By: Soraya Beukes, University of the Western Cape The fight for decent housing in South Africa has been unsuccessful. Nic Bothma/EPA South Africa’s Constitution protects everyone’s right to access adequate housing. This principle was spelled out in law when the Court issued a landmark ruling in 2000 that stipulated the most vulnerable people – “those living in extreme conditions of poverty, homelessness or intolerable housing” – should be […]