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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When Siphesihle Khumalo walked into her matric year, her focus was the same as every other learner’s: to finish school and take the next step toward her dreams. But in November 2024, just weeks before her final exams, she was told she could not write, not because of her grades or attendance, but because she […]
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 […]
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 […]