The High Court ruled that the Eastern Cape Department of Education (ECDOE) and Department of Transport (ECDOT) must provide scholar transport to all qualifying learners for the 2025 school year. The judgment affects approximately 40,000 learners and mandates that transport requests be resolved by the end of January 2025. The departments are also required to […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: November 28, 2024 The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) is proud to announce the launch of Legal Resources Radio, a podcast series dedicated to exploring critical intersections between law, social justice, and human rights. With each episode, the LRC will engage with esteemed experts, advocates, and thought leaders to address pressing societal […]
KwaZulu-Natal, 29 October 2024 – The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) is calling for urgent action regarding the persistent failure of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Basic Education to pay Early Childhood Development (ECD) stipends, which has left at least 130 ECD centres in dire straits since August last year. Despite numerous engagements with the Department, […]
Lethal in Disguise 2: The Health and Human Rights Impact of Crowd-Control Weapons in South Africa The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) in collaboration with the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) is set to host the South African launch of Lethal in Disguise 2: How Crowd-Control Weapons Impact Health and Human Rights. The event […]