For Immediate Release 26 April 2023 Victory for Eastern Cape schools as Department of Education doubles budgets following LRC intervention MAKHANDA — In a significant turn of events, Eastern Cape public schools are set to receive the much-needed financial relief they have been desperately waiting for. After years of severe underfunding by the Eastern Cape […]
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News, Press Releases
25 April 2023 – Cape Town Refugee Reception Office finally reopens 11 years later
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For Immediate Release 25 April 2023 Cape Town Refugee Reception Office finally reopens 11 years later CAPE TOWN — The Cape Town Refugee Reception Office has officially reopened today after more than 10 years of delays and legal action against the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). The DHA closed the CTRRO in 2012, which meant […]
News, Press Releases
20 February 2023 – Constitutional Court to hear Traditional and Khoi San Leadership Act challenge
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For Immediate Release 20 February 2023 Constitutional Court to hear Traditional and Khoi Leadership Act challenge JOHANNESBURG — Members of traditional communities and two rural community-based organisations will challenge the passing of the Traditional and Khoi San Leadership Act in the Constitutional Court this Thursday, 23 February. The Act, passed in 2019, replaces the previous […]
Media Statement, News
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 […]