LRC acts in Court to protect Clairwood communities from harmful rezoning and rushed logistics plan The Legal Resources Centre appeared before the Durban High Court on 24 October on behalf of the Clairwood Ratepayers and Residents Association in two related matters against eThekwini Municipality. Both cases concern the Municipality’s long standing plan to turn Clairwood […]
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Communities and Environmental Justice organisations face Shell and Impact Africa in the Constitutional Court om 16 & 17 September 10 September 2025, Johannesburg: In a Constitutional Court hearing set down for next week, 16-17 September 2025, Wild Coast communities and environmental organisations will argue that the order of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) allowing […]
On the 20th of December 2024, the Constitutional Court delivered judgement declaring section 25 of the Limpopo Traditional Leadership and Institutions Act 6 of 2005 (‘the Limpopo Act’) unconstitutional. Section 25 of the Limpopo Act provided that a traditional council may, with the approval of the Premier, levy a traditional council rate upon every taxpayer […]