, LGL3702 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 2 2025 - DUE 25 August 2025; 100%
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The plight of the residents of Extension 39 informal settlement
raises fundamental constitutional and legal issues concerning
the role of local government in the realisation of socio-
economic rights. The Constitution of the Republic of South
Africa, 1996, provides a framework that places the
responsibility for the delivery of essential services squarely on
municipalities, while also recognizing the rights of citizens to
access these basic services.
1. Constitutional Framework
The Constitution guarantees residents several socio-economic
rights which are directly relevant to this case.
Section 26 guarantees the right of everyone to have
access to adequate housing, and it obliges the state to
take reasonable legislative and other measures, within its
available resources, to achieve the progressive realisation
of this right. The residents’ demand for RDP houses falls
squarely under this constitutional right.
Section 27 guarantees the right to sufficient water, and
similarly obliges the state to progressively realise this
right. The fact that the residents of Extension 39 rely on a
Semester 2 2025 - DUE 25 August 2025; 100%
TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and
explanations.
The plight of the residents of Extension 39 informal settlement
raises fundamental constitutional and legal issues concerning
the role of local government in the realisation of socio-
economic rights. The Constitution of the Republic of South
Africa, 1996, provides a framework that places the
responsibility for the delivery of essential services squarely on
municipalities, while also recognizing the rights of citizens to
access these basic services.
1. Constitutional Framework
The Constitution guarantees residents several socio-economic
rights which are directly relevant to this case.
Section 26 guarantees the right of everyone to have
access to adequate housing, and it obliges the state to
take reasonable legislative and other measures, within its
available resources, to achieve the progressive realisation
of this right. The residents’ demand for RDP houses falls
squarely under this constitutional right.
Section 27 guarantees the right to sufficient water, and
similarly obliges the state to progressively realise this
right. The fact that the residents of Extension 39 rely on a
