Write in your own words to avoid
Plagiarism!!
CLS2601
ASSIGNMENT 02
YEAR: 2026
, Started on Thursday, 26 February 2026, 11:35 AM
State Finished
Completed on Thursday, 26 February 2026, 11:38 AM
Time taken 3 mins 21 secs
Marks 150.00/150.00
Grade 100.00 out of 100.00
Question 1
Correct
Mark 10.00 out of 10.00
Flag question
Question text
This case was a waste of taxpayer’s money
a.
False because the eThekwini municipal council had been recalcitrant in the face of the
demands sent to it to comply with its constitutional obligations and as is held in paragraph 42
of the Judgment, sewerage spillages are ‘emergencies, environmentally ruinous, potentially life-
threatening and require urgency in being dealt with’
b.
False because lack of funding or inadequate resources is not an excuse for the State failing to
comply with the law and the Constitution. Proof to this effect is that the Action Plan that the
municipality had drafted was inadequate to prevent further sewerage spillages and in
circumstances where the executive or legislature has not done enough to ensure adherence with
the Constitution, it is incumbent on the judiciary to impose itself so as to guarantee that the
Constitution reigns supreme
c.
True because section 182 of the Constitution provides that the Public Protector has the power
‘to investigate any conduct in state affairs, or in the public administration in any sphere of
government, that is alleged or suspected to be improper or to result in any impropriety or
prejudice’
d.
Plagiarism!!
CLS2601
ASSIGNMENT 02
YEAR: 2026
, Started on Thursday, 26 February 2026, 11:35 AM
State Finished
Completed on Thursday, 26 February 2026, 11:38 AM
Time taken 3 mins 21 secs
Marks 150.00/150.00
Grade 100.00 out of 100.00
Question 1
Correct
Mark 10.00 out of 10.00
Flag question
Question text
This case was a waste of taxpayer’s money
a.
False because the eThekwini municipal council had been recalcitrant in the face of the
demands sent to it to comply with its constitutional obligations and as is held in paragraph 42
of the Judgment, sewerage spillages are ‘emergencies, environmentally ruinous, potentially life-
threatening and require urgency in being dealt with’
b.
False because lack of funding or inadequate resources is not an excuse for the State failing to
comply with the law and the Constitution. Proof to this effect is that the Action Plan that the
municipality had drafted was inadequate to prevent further sewerage spillages and in
circumstances where the executive or legislature has not done enough to ensure adherence with
the Constitution, it is incumbent on the judiciary to impose itself so as to guarantee that the
Constitution reigns supreme
c.
True because section 182 of the Constitution provides that the Public Protector has the power
‘to investigate any conduct in state affairs, or in the public administration in any sphere of
government, that is alleged or suspected to be improper or to result in any impropriety or
prejudice’
d.
