South Africa: High Court Judge Earmarks Homeless vs City of Cape Town Case As a 'Constitutional Issue'

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After a sparring match with lawyers which resulted in a full day of proceedings, acting judge Bernard Martin ruled that an existing court order preventing the City of Cape Town from fining the homeless would be extended pending a review hearing on the constitutionality of two of the City's by-laws.

The case of seven homeless people versus the City of Cape Town was heard in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday 12 December in a packed courtroom which included activists and civil society organisations.

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