The LRC is taking legal action against the KZN Education Department for failing to pay subsidies owed to early childhood development centres. The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) welcomes today’s ruling by the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg in the first part of our application against the KZN Department of Education (KZNDoE) for its ongoing failure […]
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Justice for Early Childhood Development – LRC Challenges KZN Department’s Failure to Pay Subsidies On Monday, 26 May 2025, the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) will appear before the Pietermaritzburg High Court to challenge the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education’s (KZNDoE) prolonged failure to pay Early Childhood Development (ECD) subsidies. Representing the Friends of South Africa ECD […]
Civil society organisations demonstration outside Constitutional Court ahead of hearing on the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill. Johannesburg 19 May 2025 – On 21 May 2025 civil society organisations Blind SA, SECTION27, Recreate SA, the South African Democratic Teachers Union (“SADTU”), the South African Guild of Actors (“SAGA”), the Library and […]
In January 2025, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Expropriation Act into law, replacing the outdated 1975 Act to bring it in line with South Africa’s Constitution. Yet, the Act has sparked heated national and international debate, with claims that it allows for arbitrary land grabs and targets specific racial groups. Some have even gone as […]