Introducing Legal Resources Radio: Amplifying Voices for Justice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: November 28, 2024 The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) is proud to announce the launch of Legal Resources Radio, a podcast series dedicated to exploring critical intersections between law, social justice, and human rights. With each episode, the LRC will engage with esteemed experts, advocates, and thought leaders to address pressing societal challenges and provoke thoughtful discourse. Legal Resources Radio provides an engaging platform to explore pivotal [...]
Immediate Action needed on Unpaid ECD Stipends in KZN
KwaZulu-Natal, 29 October 2024 – The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) is calling for urgent action regarding the persistent failure of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Basic Education to pay Early Childhood Development (ECD) stipends, which has left at least 130 ECD centres in dire straits since August last year. Despite numerous engagements with the Department, supported by the Friends of South Africa ECD Forum (FOSA) and the KZN ECD Alliance, [...]
Lethal in Disguise 2
Lethal in Disguise 2: The Health and Human Rights Impact of Crowd-Control Weapons in South Africa The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) in collaboration with the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) is set to host the South African launch of Lethal in Disguise 2: How Crowd-Control Weapons Impact Health and Human Rights. The event will take place on Friday, 20 September 2024, from 09h00 to 12h30, at Flame Studios, [...]
Challenging Unconstitutional Tribal Levies in Limpopo
Limpopo Communities and Nkuzi Development Trust Challenge the Constitutionality of Compulsory Tribal Levies at the Constitutional Court On Tuesday, 17 September 2024, the Legal Resources Centre will represent members of seven traditional communities in Limpopo and Nkuzi Development Trust in the Constitutional Court in seeking confirmation of the Limpopo High Court’s order that the imposition of taxes, levies and rates by traditional councils are unconstitutional. The community members say that, [...]
Constitutional Court Dismisses Shell’s Cross-Appeals
Constitutional Court will hear appeal of Wild Coast communities, Environmental Justice organisations against SCA order; dismisses Shell and Impact Africa’s cross-appeals 28 August 2024: On 27 August 2024, the Constitutional Court handed down an order dismissing the applications for appeal of Shell and Impact Africa against the judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), which upheld the High Court’s decision that their exploration right to do seismic surveys off [...]