21 April 2021 Trilogy of cases brings equality to property rights in marriage for black women Land ownership and property rights are integrally connected to the power of self-determination. This is particularly important for a class of persons historically oppressed by society and the law – elderly black women. On 14 April 2021 the Constitutional […]
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21 April 2021 Trilogy of cases brings equality to property rights in marriage for black women Land ownership and property rights are integrally connected to the power of self-determination. This is particularly important for a class of persons historically oppressed by society and the law – elderly black women. On 14 April 2021 the Constitutional […]
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19 April 2021 LRC statement on unplaced learners in the Western Cape The Legal Resources Centre is gravely concerned about the increasingly high number of unplaced learners in schools in the Western Cape for the 2020 school year. On 13 April 2021, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) released a statement indicating that the current […]
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14 April 2021 – Constitutional Court confirms invalidity and unconstitutionality of a section of the Matrimonial Property Act that unfairly discriminates against black women
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Media Statement 14 April 2021 Constitutional Court confirms invalidity and unconstitutionality of a section of the Matrimonial Property Act that unfairly discriminates against black women DURBAN — The Constitutional Court ruled this morning that section 21(2)(a) of the Matrimonial Property Act 88 of 1984 (the MPA) is unconstitutional and invalid to the extent that it […]