Category Archives: News

2 December 2021 – Wild Coast communities apply for interdict to stop Shell exploration

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For Immediate Release 2 December 2021 Wild Coast communities apply for interdict to stop Shell exploration MAKHANDA — Residents from communities located along the Wild Coast have filed an application for an urgent interdict against Shell in the Makhanda High Court today to stop the petroleum company from initiating seismic survey operations for the exploration […]

11 November 2021 – Supreme Court hears appeal against interim interdict in Cape Town eviction case

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For Immediate Release 15 November 2021 Supreme Court hears appeal against interim interdict in Cape Town eviction case BLOEMFONTEIN — The Legal Resources Centre will be in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in the matter of the City of Cape Town v The South African Human Rights Comission and Others today. More than a […]

8 November 2021 – The Hai//om community asks the Namibian Supreme Court to allow them to bring ancestral claims

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WINDHOEK — The Hai//om community, the largest landless San community in Namibia, will today appeal to the Namibian Supreme Court to allow them to pursue their ancestral rights even though their traditional authority has declined to litigate on their behalf against the government. The Hai//om people, like other San people, suffered genocide at the hands […]

11 October 2021 – Latest developments in the SAHRC v City of Cape Town matter

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The South African Human Rights Commission v City of Cape Town matter is before the Western Cape High Court today for hearing. The hearing takes place before a full bench of three judges. This hearing is a continuation of the proceedings that commenced on 25 and 26 March 2021. The South African Human Rights Commission, […]