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Administrative Law [2024] ZAGPPHC 993

I.F.H (Nee V.Z) and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (2023-100855)

I.F.H (Nee V.Z) and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (2023-100855) [2024] ZAGPPHC 993 (27 May 2024)

The High Court ordered Home Affairs to register a Tanzanian-born adopted child’s birth, grant naturalisation, and issue identity documents.

  • Citizenship By Naturalization
  • Late Registration Of Birth
  • Statelessness
  • Children S Rights
  • Administrative Delay
  • Constitutional Entitlements
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Constitutional Law [2012] ZAGPPHC 128

Federation for Sustainable Environment and Others v Minister of Water Affairs and Others (35672/12)

Federation for Sustainable Environment and Others v Minister of Water Affairs and Others (35672/12) [2012] ZAGPPHC 128 (10 July 2012)

The court found that the matter was urgent due to the ongoing violation of the constitutional right to access potable water. The respondents, particularly the sixth to ninth, are responsible for providing water services at the local level and must take reasonable steps to ensure access to potable water. The failure to provide effective and reliable water for more than seven days is unlawful, but the court declined to grant relief against respondents where the delay was partly attributable to community actions (such as burning water tanks). The court ordered the sixth and seventh respondents t…

  • Right Of Access To Water
  • Municipal Service Delivery
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Compulsory National Standards
  • Local Government Responsibility
  • Constitutional Entitlements
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