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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In January 2025, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Expropriation Act into law, replacing the outdated 1975 Act to bring it in line with South Africa’s Constitution.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 […]
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 […]