10 August 2022 – SECTION27 was in court in the case of Thubakgale v Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality where we intervened as amicus curiae (a friend of the court) in the case. We made written submissions to the court that “where violations of socio-economic rights have caused harm, as in this case, there is an obligation to repair the harm adequately, which includes identifying a causal nexus between the state’s violation and the suffering and distress caused to the victims.”
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