Author Archives: andre

21 October 2020 – Media Statement: Durban High Court grants consent order which will ensure our client’s home is transferred back into his name

Media Statement 21 October 2020 Durban High Court grants consent order which will ensure our client’s home is transferred back into his name Durban — The Legal Resources Centre has secured a consent order in the Durban High Court ensuring that our client, an 84-year-old pensioner, will retain his home following its expropriation by the […]

October 2nd, 2020 – Media Release: Makhanda residents take Makana Municipality to court over uncollected refuse

Media Release October 2nd, 2020 Makhanda residents take Makana Municipality to court over uncollected refuse MAKHANDA — The residents of Extension 6 in Joza Township, Makhanda, acting as the Ezihagweni Street Committee, represented by the Legal Resources Centre, have filed an application in the Makhanda High Court against Makana Municipality for its failure to eradicate […]

1 October 2020 – Media Statement: Western Cape High Court dismissed City of Cape Town and SAPS leave to appeal application

Media Statement 1 October 2020 Western Cape High Court dismissed City of Cape Town and SAPS leave to appeal application This afternoon, the Western Cape High Court dismissed with costs the application for leave to appeal by the City of Cape Town and the South African Police Services against the evictions and demolitions interdict to […]

30 September 2020 – Press Release: Victory for opposite-sex life partners as court recognizes their right to inherit from each other

Press Release 30 September 2020 Victory for opposite-sex life partners as the court recognizes their right to inherit from each other The Western Cape High Court handed down its judgment in the matter of Bwanya v The Master of the High Court & Others yesterday. The matter concerned the recognition of opposite-sex life partnerships for […]