Category Archives: Press Releases

For Immediate Release 02 May 2023 Beaufort West farmers and land reform beneficiaries take Minister to court for failure to provide them reasonable access to land CAPE TOWN — The Legal Resources Centre has approached the Western Cape High Court on behalf of three farmers to secure their land rights. The three have been waiting […]

For Immediate Release 26 April 2023 Victory for Eastern Cape schools as Department of Education doubles budgets following LRC intervention MAKHANDA — In a significant turn of events, Eastern Cape public schools are set to receive the much-needed financial relief they have been desperately waiting for. After years of severe underfunding by the Eastern Cape […]

For Immediate Release 25 April 2023 Cape Town Refugee Reception Office finally reopens 11 years later CAPE TOWN — The Cape Town Refugee Reception Office has officially reopened today after more than 10 years of delays and legal action against the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). The DHA closed the CTRRO in 2012, which meant […]

For Immediate Release 20 February 2023 Constitutional Court to hear Traditional and Khoi Leadership Act challenge JOHANNESBURG — Members of traditional communities and two rural community-based organisations will challenge the passing of the Traditional and Khoi San Leadership Act in the Constitutional Court this Thursday, 23 February. The Act, passed in 2019, replaces the previous […]