Next week, public interest lawyers, activists and community organisers gather at Wits University for the Public Interest Law Gathering on 22 to 23 October under the theme “Unfinished Freedom: interrogating the leaps between legal promises and lived realities.” The title is well chosen. South Africa’s institutions have accumulated policies, frameworks and court rulings that ought […]
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Oct
Oct
When Siphesihle Khumalo walked into her matric year, her focus was the same as every other learner’s: to finish school and take the next step toward her dreams. But in November 2024, just weeks before her final exams, she was told she could not write, not because of her grades or attendance, but because she […]
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Aug
Recent International Court of Justice and Inter-American Court of Human Rights Advisory Opinions on climate change set binding obligations for states to address this emergency. Ten INCLO members reflect on these guidelines following their joint submissions to both advisory opinions. In less than two months, some of the world’s highest courts have spoken about one […]
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Jul
I am Zahraa Motani, a second year Candidate Attorney at the Legal Resources Centre. My journey as a candidate began in January of 2024. The LRC has a relationship with Bowmans where I had the opportunity to attend their Practical Legal Training (PLT) lectures for the month of January. This opportunity is a massive privilege […]