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On the other hand, rights also had to be understood in their social and historical context. The right to access to adequate housing could not, therefore, be seen in isolation; it had to be interpreted in the light of its close relationship with the other socio-economic rights, all read together in the setting of the Constitution as a whole. [8] [9]
Irene Grootboom (c. 1969 – 2008) was a South African housing rights activist best known for her victory before the Constitutional Court in 2000. [1] The Court found that the government had not met its obligation to provide adequate alternative housing for the residents of Kraaifontein ’s Wallacedene informal settlement .
Gqeberha: The Empire is a South African television series that replaced the telenovela series The Queen on Mzansi Magic. The show is set in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) and follows the lives of a powerful family, the Mxenges, as they navigate love, power and betrayal.
By 2004, Wallacedene had an estimated population of 21,000 people. The housing rights activist Irene Grootboom lived in Wallacedene. [2] Grootboom and other inhabitants won a Constitutional Court ruling in 2000 which stated that they could not be evicted without being offered alternative accommodation. [3]
Shangani Patrol Part of the First Matabele War There Were No Survivors, an 1896 depiction of the patrol's last stand, by Allan Stewart (1865–1951) Date 3–4 December 1893 Location North of the Shangani River, Matabeleland, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) Result Matabele victory [n 1] Belligerents Matabele Kingdom British South Africa Company Commanders and leaders Lobengula InDuna Mjaan ...
Forgiveness is a 2004 South African drama film dealing with the effects of the apartheid system and the difficulty of reconciliation. It was directed by Ian Gabriel and stars Arnold Vosloo, Zane Meas, Quanita Adams and Denise Newman. [1]
The Grootboom reasonableness test was applied by the Constitutional Court in the Minister of Health v Treatment Action Campaign case (2002). The claimant argued that the Ministry of Health infringed section 27(3) Constitution of South Africa by failing to distribute the free medicine nevirapine that could prevent mother-to-child transmission of ...
Government of the Republic of South Africa and Others v Grootboom and Others. ... Add links. Article; Talk; English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. Tools. move to ...