Hundreds of early childhood development (ECD) centres across KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) are facing severe financial strain, many on the verge of closure. At the heart of this crisis is the Department of Education’s ongoing failure to pay subsidies owed to registered centres serving some of the province’s poorest communities. This is not simply a matter of […]
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For nearly a decade, the Legal Resources Centre has stood alongside the occupiers of Plot 168 in Pomona, working to ensure that their rights to dignified emergency housing were upheld in the face of eviction. In this case, the LRC represented 30 households (the occupiers’) occupying Plot 168 of Pomona, which is privately owned land. […]
The Children’s Institute, Legal Resources Centre and eight caregivers take Home Affairs to court over years-long delays in birth registration of hundreds of thousands of children. Cape Town, 17 June 2025 Six months ago in December 2024, the Children’s Institute (University of Cape Town) and eight caregivers, represented by the Legal Resources Centre, launched litigation […]
In January 2025, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Expropriation Act into law, replacing the outdated 1975 Act to bring it in line with South Africa’s Constitution.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 […]