The Equality Court, sitting in the Western Cape High Court, has ordered the City of Cape town to amend its housing allocation policy amid accusations of discrimination against women. | MarvinCharles_
Gadijah Abdullah approached the Woman Legal Resources because she felt discriminated against because of her gender.The Equality Court, sitting in the Western Cape High Court, has ordered the City of Cape town to amend its housing allocation policy.
The City of Cape Town has been ordered to amend its housing allocation policy amid accusations of discrimination against women. Abdullah's husband entered into a sale agreement with the City and in return the property was available for transfer in terms of the housing allocation policy. In court papers, the LRC argued the housing allocation policy unfairly discriminated against women in that a woman qualified to buy or rent from the City only if she had dependents living with her and was married.
It added women could not get housing because they were not recognised as breadwinners as they were woman - they could only be dependent on their husbands.Cape Town girl Tazné van Wyk was taken to drug deal shortly before she was murdered, court hears
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