11 June 2020 – Press Release: The LRC welcomes Constitutional Court ruling on electoral act
Media Statement 11 June 2020 The LRC welcomes Constitutional Court ruling on electoral act The Constitutional Court has declared certain sections of the Electoral Act invalid and unconstitutional, in so far as they limit the rights of individuals to contest national and provincial elections. The appeal was brought before the court by New Nation Movement, an organization that is a non-partisan, all-inclusive Peoples' Movement, comprised of patriotic and committed South [...]
10 June 2020 – Press Release: City of Cape Town v SAHRC and others hearing
City of Cape Town v SAHRC and others hearing 10 June 2020 Judgement reserved in Strandfontein matter The Legal Resources Centre represented the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and 10 other respondents against an interdict brought by the City of Cape Town, yesterday. The City’s interdict sought to restrict the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) monitors from observing and reporting issues related to the Strandfontein Emergency Shelter and [...]
19 May 2020: Media Release: The Legal Resources Centre challenges City of Cape Town’s unlawful demolition of homes in Kommitjie Township, Ocean View
19 May 2020 The Legal Resources Centre challenges City of Cape Town’s unlawful demolition of homes in Kommitjie Township, Ocean View The Legal Resources Centre has been approached for legal assistance and intervention by five residents from Ocean View whose homes were demolished by the law enforcement division of the City of Cape Town, on 15 May 2020. These residents have all lived in the area with their families since [...]
12 May 2020: Media Release: The Legal Resources Centre challenges the City of Cape Town’s decision to deny operating permits to informal traders
12 May 2020 The Legal Resources Centre challenges the City of Cape Town’s decision to deny operating permits to informal traders The Legal Resources Centre has been approached by the South Africa Informal Trader Alliance (SAITA) for legal assistance and intervention regarding the issuing of permits by the City of Cape Town, to informal traders who operate from the Grand Parade. The traders approached the City of Cape Town for [...]
17 April 2020 – Press Release: Western Cape High Court affirms Empolweni residents’ right to stay on land
Western Cape High Court affirms Empolweni residents’ right to stay on land 17 April, 2020 CAPE TOWN – The Legal Resources Centre welcomes today’s order by the Western Cape High Court that the City of Cape Town’s evictions of people from, and the demolition of their homes, in Empolweni, Makhaza are unlawful and undermine lockdown regulations. The court has also ordered the return of all building material confiscated by the [...]