ConCourt declares sale of Tafelberg site in Cape Town unlawful
South Africa's Constitutional Court has ruled the sale of the Tafelberg school site in Cape Town as unlawful. The court found that the government failed to address apartheid-era spatial inequality by not using the land for affordable housing.
Why it matters
This landmark ruling reinforces the constitutional obligation of the state to provide equitable access to land and housing in well-located urban areas.
The Constitutional Court has ruled that the Western Cape government and the City of Cape Town failed to meet their constitutional obligations to address apartheid-era spatial inequality, and has declared the province’s sale of its Tafelberg site in Sea Point as unlawful.
The framing focuses on social justice and the failure of government to address historical inequality, which aligns with a progressive perspective on land reform.
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