MSL5901 Assessment 2 2026 Due 15 September 2026|Social Security Law|

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA (UNISA)
College of Law



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ASSESSMENT 2
Semester 1 — 2026


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Module Code: MSL5901

Module Name: Social Security Law

Assignment No.: Assessment 2

Due Date: 15 September 2026

Semester: Semester 1, 2026

Lecturers: Adv B Khumalo; Adv T Kunene




Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for MSL5901 Social Security Law
at the University of South Africa.

, UNISA | MSL5901 Social Security Law — Assessment 2



Contents


1 Introduction 2


2 Factual and Procedural Background 3

2.1 The Applicants and the Legislative Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2.2 The Question Before the Constitutional Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3


3 Legal Opinion: The Court’s Interpretation and Its Constitutional Significance 4

3.1 The Meaning of “Everyone” in Section 27(1)(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

3.2 The Reasonableness Test Under Section 27(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

3.3 The Interdependence of Rights: Equality and Dignity . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3.4 The Remedy: Reading-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

3.5 The Dissent of Ngcobo J: A Note on the Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . 6


4 Critical Assessment of the Judgment’s Importance 8

4.1 Anchoring Social Security in Constitutional Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

4.2 Consolidating the Reasonableness Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

4.3 Ongoing Limitations and the Post-Khosa Gap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9


5 Conclusion 10


Table of Cases 11


Table of Legislation 12


Bibliography 13




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