Land & Housing Rights

LAND & HOUSING RIGHTS

Department of Local Government and Housing (Provincial Government of the Western Cape)

Disability and Gender Focal Units (DFU) have been established in both national and provincial departments. About 10 of the provincial departments of the Western Cape Government, as well as the Office of the Director-General have initiated the formation of Departmental Disability and Gender Focal Units. >

Claiming Land Restitution (Service)

The South African constitution gave people and communities who had been dispossessed of land after 19 June 1913 as a result of racially discriminatory laws or practices the right to restitution of that property or to fair compensation. >

An Analysis of Women's Housing Rights (Reports & Research)

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Department of Local Government and Housing (Provincial Government of the Western Cape)

This document looks at the implications of the Grootboom case in relation to women's housing rights. >

Department of Housing Gender Framework (Final Draft) (Policy)

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Department of Local Government and Housing (Provincial Government of the Western Cape)

The Gender Framework firstly outlines the nature and extent of gender issues and concerns in the Housing environment in South Africa. Secondly, it provides a framework for the Western Cape Department of Housing to implement strategies to deal with gender issues and concerns. >

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