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Slums Act does provide protection for the poor

February 16, 2009 Edition 1

Michael Mabuyakhulu

As someone who respects the rule of law, one feels a little reluctant to engage in a fruitless debate such as the one raised by Sayed Iqbal Mohamed (Daily News February 3, 2009, headlined "Poor left out of equation").

Were it not for the sake of the public whom Mohamed sought deliberately to mislead, we would not have felt the need to dignify Mohamed's propaganda with a response. Mohamed has fallen into the trap of using his opinions in an effort to condemn an important decision by our court; he forgets one thing, that when judges rule they make their ruling on the basis of law and not on the basis of opinions or feelings. Clearly Mohamed has not properly read or understood the contents of the Elimination and Prevention of Re-emergence of Slums Act. Let us offer our assistance to him.