Author Archives: andre

Media Statement 18 August 2020 LRC application to implement the Court Order launched on behalf of farm dwellers and AFRA in the Mshengu case to be decided On Thursday, the Pietermaritzburg High Court will hear the Legal Resources Centre’s application to implement the 2019 Court order compelling municipalities to provide basic services to farm-dwellers and […]

Media Statement 24 July 2020 Mayor Dan Plato’s lies and obfuscations find a platform in City of Cape Town’s latest media release The LRC is appalled and dismayed by comments attributed to Mayor Dan Plato in a City of Cape Town press release circulated today. The Mayor’s statements regarding the pending litigation between the SAHRC, […]

Media Statement 09 July 2020 Poor Flat Dwellers Association demand the re-opening of Rental Housing Tribunal offices in all provinces The Legal Resources Centre, instructed by the Poor Flat Dwellers Association, has sent a letter of demand to the Minister of Co-Operative Governance, the Department of Public Service and Administration, the Minister of Human Settlements, […]

Media Statement 03 July 2020 The LRC challenges the city of Cape Town’s evictions policies The Legal Resources Centre has been instructed by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), the Housing Assembly, and Mr. Bulelani Qolani to challenge the City of Cape Town’s eviction policy, human rights violations, and the unlawful conduct of the […]