LRC Challenges KZN Over Unpaid Early Childhood Subsidies
LRC Challenges KZN Over Unpaid Early Childhood Subsidies 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 Forum (FOSA), the KZN ECD Alliance, [...]
Civil society protests ahead of copyright court hearing
Civil society protests ahead of copyright court hearing 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 Information Association of South Africa (LIASA), [...]
Expropriation Act Myth Busting: With LRC’s Cecile van Schalkwyk
Expropriation Act Myth Busting: With LRC’s Cecile van Schalkwyk In January 2025, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Expropriation Act into law, replacing the outdated 1975 Act to bring it in line with South Africa’s Constitution.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 far as calling it an [...]
Crisis in Scholar Transport: Learners Left Behind
Crisis in Scholar Transport: Learners Left Behind The Legal Resources Centre has called for urgent national intervention following the collapse of scholar transport in the North West, which has left hundreds of learners stranded and denied their right to basic education. The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) recently made submissions at the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) Investigative Inquiry into scholar transport challenges in the North West Province. Our [...]
ICJ Secures Victory for Judicial Independence at ConCourt
ICJ Secures Victory for Judicial Independence at ConCourt In a landmark victory for judicial independence and survivors of sexual violence, the Constitutional Court has ruled in favour of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), represented by the Legal Resources Centre (LRC), affirming the independence of South Africa’s military courts. On 20 December 2024, the Constitutional Court handed down judgment in the case of O’Brien N.O. v Minister of Defence [...]