Abstract
This chapter critically evaluates the right to housing and shelter in South Africa within the COVID-19 framework. Such a context includes pertinent policy interventions such as the prohibition of evictions, protection provided to those who reside in informal settlements, protection extended to the homeless, and protection provided to renters and mortgage payers. This analysis is done to identify some legislative and policy gaps and propose solutions for addressing the challenges identified. While the contribution is about the right to housing, it does adopt a broader approach whereby it regards the full realisation of the right as interwoven with other rights in the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, particularly the socio-economic rights. This approach, as the study argues, is essential for protecting and providing the right to housing, especially during a pandemic, in a meaningful manner.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Small Print of Human Rights |
| Subtitle of host publication | Experiences during the Pandemic from China, Ireland, South Africa, Turkey and Germany |
| Publisher | Nova Science Publishers, Inc. |
| Pages | 91-107 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9798886975987 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9798886975031 |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Feb 2023 |
Keywords
- Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa
- COVID-19
- Homelessness
- Housing
- Informal settlements
- Pandemic
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences
