Irene Grootboom

Irene Grootboom (c. 1969 - 2008) was a South African housing rights activist who was best known for her victory before the Constitutional Court of South Africa in 2000. The Court found that the Government of South Africa had not met its obligation to provide adequate housing for residents of Cape Town's Wallacedene informal settlement. This ruling provided clear legal support for housing rights campaigns in South Africa and elsewhere. At the time of her death in August 2008, Irene Grootboom's name was on a housing waiting list. [IOL 2008, [http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=139&art_id=nw20080805152744175C993743 'Housing activist dies in a shack'] , "www.iol.co.za", 5 August. Retrieved on 14 August 2008.] [Joubert, P. 2008, [http://www.mg.co.za/article/2008-08-08-grootboom-dies-homeless-and-penniless 'Grootboom dies homeless and penniless'] , "Mail and Guardian", 8 August. Retrieved on 14 August 2008.]

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