ConCourt Invalidates Procurement Act Over Public Participation
Constitutional Court Declares Public Procurement Act Unconstitutional Over Flawed Public Participation Process On 17 September 2026, the Constitutional Court handed down judgment in the consolidated cases of Premier of the Western Cape Government v Speaker of the National Assembly CCT 103/25 and City of Cape Town v Speaker of the National Assembly 144/25. The Legal Resources Centre had represented amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism as the second applicant in [...]
Nobuhle D Mashiga Vs Ethekwini Municipality
On 28 August 2026, the Legal Resources Centre represented 246 households residing at the Zamani Transit Camp in the Durban High Court. Between 2009 and 2011, the community was relocated by the eThekwini Municipality from the Uganda Informal Settlement in Isipingo to the Zamani Transit Camp. The residents were reluctant to relocate, but were given assurances by officials within the Municipality at the time that their stay in the Transit [...]
Eastern Cape School Funding Declared Unlawful
Eastern Cape Education Department admits to unconstitutional funding practices in the Eastern Cape On 19 August 2026, the Makhanda High Court handed down an order by agreement declaring several funding decisions taken by the Eastern Cape Department of Education unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid in the matter of Makhanda Circle of Unity and Others v MEC Department of Education. Launched in 2023, this application was brought by the Makhanda Circle [...]
Eastern Cape schools challenge years of underfunding
Eastern Cape schools challenge years of underfunding On 19 August 2026, the Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda will hear an important case about the funding of public schools in the province. The Makhanda Circle of Unity and three public schools in Makhanda, have taken the Eastern Cape Education Department (ECDOE), as well as the Minister of Education and National Treasury to court, to challenge years of underfunding [...]
Constitutional Court Sets Aside Shell Exploration Right
Constitutional Court Sets Aside Shell Exploration Right The Legal Resources Centre welcomes today’s Constitutional Court judgment setting aside the exploration right granted to Impact Africa and Shell for oil and gas exploration off the Wild Coast. The judgment is a significant victory for Wild Coast communities and environmental organisations, who have challenged the lawfulness of the exploration right and the failure to meaningfully consult communities whose lives, livelihoods, culture [...]