Media Statement 1 February 2021 Children without birth certificates temporarily protected from losing their grants The Children’s Institute (CI) and Legal Resources Centre (LRC) have secured a temporary victory in the fight to protect children without birth certificates from repeatably losing their child support grants (CSGs). On Monday, 25 January 2021, the South African Social […]
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Media Statement, News
28 January 2021 – LRC withdraws Equality Court challenge against South African National Defence Force
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Media Statement 28 January 2021 LRC withdraws Equality Court challenge against South African National Defence Force CAPE TOWN — The Legal Resources Centre has filed a Notice of Withdrawal in the Equality Court in the Isaacs v Minister of Defence and Military Veterans matter. In 2019 the LRC took on the case of Major Fatima […]
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Statement on the passing of Valencia Morrison It is with great sadness that we share with you the tragic news of Valencia Morrison’s passing this past Friday afternoon from Covid-19-related complications. She had been in Makhanda’s Settlers Hospital for 10 days on oxygen. Valencia was born in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape where she attended […]
Media Statement, News
1 December 2020 – Judges unable to reach consensus in City of Cape Town eviction case; matter to be heard once more before three new judges
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Media Statement 1 December 2020 Judges unable to reach consensus in City of Cape Town eviction case; matter to be heard once more before three new judges Cape Town — The Legal Resources Centre, along with other parties involved in the SAHRC and Others v City of Cape Town and Others matter, has been informed […]