Report of the South African Human Rights Commission Investigative Hearing: Access to Housing, Local Governance and Service Delivery 23 – 25 February 2015

The South African Human Rights Commission has published the Report of the Investigative Hearing: Access to Housing, Local Governance and Service Delivery 23 – 25 February 2015. "A number of issues with regard to provision of housing were explored and these included: » issues of urbanisation » town planning » the upgrading of informal settlements » the role of the private sector » the manner in which evictions are effected, and » the role of third parties in these processes" 

"The rationale for a broad focus was primarily because the right to have access to adequate housing goes over and beyond the mere provision of bricks and mortar. As noted by the Constitutional Court in Government of the Republic of South Africa and Others v Grootboom and Others 2001 (1) SA 46 (CC), access to adequate housing is intrinsically linked to a number of other cross cutting rights. These include rights such as the right to public participation, equality, human dignity, and access to information."