Limpopo Communities and Nkuzi Development Trust Challenge the Constitutionality of Compulsory Tribal Levies at the Constitutional Court On Tuesday, 17 September 2024, the Legal Resources Centre will represent members of seven traditional communities in Limpopo and Nkuzi Development Trust in the Constitutional Court in seeking confirmation of the Limpopo High Court’s order that the imposition […]
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Constitutional Court will hear appeal of Wild Coast communities, Environmental Justice organisations against SCA order; dismisses Shell and Impact Africa’s cross-appeals 28 August 2024: On 27 August 2024, the Constitutional Court handed down an order dismissing the applications for appeal of Shell and Impact Africa against the judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), […]
Positive Resolution for Madlala Family After a Decade of Legal Battle After nearly a decade of relentless pursuit of justice, the Madlala family has finally found closure with a court settlement at the Makhanda High Court on 26 July 2024. The settlement marked a crucial step towards holding the Department of Basic Education accountable for […]
9 August 2024 President Joe Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden, Re: South African human rights non-governmental organizations call for U.S. human rights lawyer Steven Donziger to be pardoned We are a group of South African non-governmental organizations writing to you with a renewed sense of urgency […]