Category Archives: Media Statement

Low budget allocation for land reform remains an obstacle to achieving South Africa’s land reform vision

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Low budget allocation for land reform remains an obstacle to achieving South Africa’s land reform vision On 21 February 2024, the Minister of Finance tabled the national budget for the 2024/25 financial year. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has been allocated 1.4% of the budget, which is insufficient […]

Legal Resources Centre (LRC) calls on Department of Basic Education and UN Committee to ensure equitable access to digital resources in SA public schools

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Legal Resources Centre (LRC) calls on Department of Basic Education and UN Committee to ensure equitable access to digital resources in SA public schools A South African delegation recently engaged in a dialogue with the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC), presenting the country’s report on 24th and 25th January […]

09 February 2023 – Open letter to the Department of Basic Education regarding high learner dropouts

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Dear Honourable Minister Matsie Angelina Motshekga, The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) is a public interest law clinic that uses the law as an instrument of justice for poor and marginalised persons. The LRC pursues equality, access to justice, and the recognition and protection of constitutional rights for all through creative and effective solutions, including to […]