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...their homes in the service of national development projects, since the advent of truly representative democracy in 1994. South Africa’s constitution defines housing as a human right, but as much as a quarter of South Africa’s population live in “shack dwellings?? where large families live in cramped squalor underneath thin scrap metal with intermittent access to clean water and power. To make matters worse, the Slums Act, passed in 2006, provided legal authority to sentence those who resist eviction by up to five years in prison. Although most...

Author: By Eric T. Justin | Title: In the Shadow of the World Cup | 4/15/2010 | See Source »

...housing continuum presented by Cisneros proceeds in seven steps from the most essential and minimal dwellings??such as homeless shelters and supportive housing—to the private housing market...

Author: By Joseph T. Scarry, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Clinton HUD Secretary Calls for More Housing | 9/30/2003 | See Source »

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