Media Statement 20 August 2020 LRC secures court order compelling Msunduzi Municipality to provide basic services while the appeal process is pending This morning the Pietermaritzburg High Court granted an order in the Mshengu case, stipulating that the 2019 court order requiring municipalities to provide access to basic services to labor tenants and farm-dwellers will […]
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Media Statement 19 August 2020 Can the High Court refuse to exercise concurrent jurisdiction? This Thursday, the Legal Resources Centre will be in the Supreme Court of Appeal Court (SCA) on behalf of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) who are Amicus Curiae in the Standard Bank, Nedbank and Firstrand Bank IN RE: Nedbank […]
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, […]
