29 September 2021 – LRC asks court to enforce 2020 order on classroom provision within 30 days; ECDOE head to account before court for failure to deliver
For Immediate Release 29 September 2021 MAKHANDA -- Nineteen months since a February 2020 order directing the Eastern Cape Department of Basic Education (ECDOE) and others[1] to, within 90 days, provide 65 classrooms to four severely overcrowded schools in the Transkei region of the Eastern, the LRC has had to institute legal proceedings in the Mthatha High Court requesting the order’s enforcement. The ECDOE vowed to ensure delivery of the [...]
14 September 2021 – LRC restores home ownership to another victim of the Brusson Finance Scheme
14 September 2021 LRC restores home ownership to another victim of the Brusson Finance Scheme PRETORIA -- The Legal Resources Centre represented Mr. Joel Letsepe Mongalo in the Pretoria High Court this morning, in an application to restore ownership of his property lost as a result of the fraudulent Brusson Scheme. Mr. Mongalo fell victim to the Brusson Finance Scheme in 2007. The scheme was declared illegal by the Free [...]
9 September 2021 – Court orders Makana Municipality to address waste management issues in Makhanda
9 September 2021 Court orders Makana Municipality to address waste management issues in Makhanda MAKHANDA -- The Legal Resources Centre welcomes this morning’s order from the Grahamstown High Court in the Ezihagweni Committee refuse case, directing the Makana Municipality to address ongoing waste management failures in the town. The current by-laws and waste management system in Makhanda have been declared unconstitutional as they fail to protect and fulfil the residents’ [...]
23 August 2021 – LRC ensures return of home to rightful owner
For Immediate Release 23 August 2021 LRC ensures return of home to rightful owner JOHANNESBURG – The Legal Resources Centre represented Mr. Tefo Malepe and his son Mr. Phiri Malepe today in the Johannesburg High Court in an application to restore ownership of Mr. Malepe’s property, lost in 2008 as a result of the fraudulent Brusson Scheme. Mr. Malepe and his late wife Mrs. Malepe were victims of the Brusson [...]
23 June 2021 – LRC secures order from Polokwane High Court restoring home ownership to victims of unlawful Brusson Finance Scheme
For Immediate Release 23 June 2021 LRC secures order from Polokwane High Court restoring home ownership to victims of unlawful Brusson Finance Scheme POLOKWANE -- The Legal Resources Centre represented Elizabeth and Talan Noble Ramabu in the Polokwane High Court last week Thursday in an application in terms of Section 6 of the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937, to restore ownership of their property which was lost in 2014 [...]