SCA dismisses Shell’s appeal but extends Shell a lifeline
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bloemfontein, 03 June 2024: The Supreme Court of Appeal today dismissed an appeal by Shell, Impact Africa and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy of the Makhanda High Court judgment which set aside the exploration right and subsequent renewals granted to Shell to conduct oil and gas exploration off the Wild Coast of South Africa. The High Court found that the right was granted unlawfully because [...]
Interim victory for applicant schools in Khula Community Development Project and Others v MEC for Education, Eastern Cape and Others.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAPE TOWN: 22 May 2024 Interim victory for applicant schools in Khula Community Development Project and Others v MEC for Education, Eastern Cape and Others. On 14 May 2024, an order by agreement between the parties was handed down by Acting Judge Cengani-Mbakaza in an interlocutory application for interim relief brought by the Legal Resources Centre on behalf of Khula Community Development Trust, and the school governing [...]
The Voices of the Small Communities Will be Heard
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAPE TOWN: 14 May 2024 The Voices of the Small Communities Will be Heard “This case is about making sure that profit making does not override human rights. It is about making sure that the voices of rural communities are as important as the voices of the elite. The case is not […] about Shell.” - Nonhle Mbuthuma from the Amadiba Crisis Committee (Xolobeni). On Friday, 17 [...]
Legal Resources Centre goes to court on behalf of thousands of Eastern Cape children left behind with no scholar transport
26 March 2024 Legal Resources Centre goes to court on behalf of thousands of Eastern Cape children left behind with no scholar transport Since the beginning of the academic year, which started on 17 January 2024, hundreds of learners at three specific schools, and tens of thousands at many more, have qualified for scholar transport but have not received it. Denying qualifying children scholar transport has forced learners to walk [...]
Court returns land immediately to Beaufort West land reform beneficiaries
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAPE TOWN: 05 March 2024 Court returns land immediately to Beaufort West land reform beneficiaries On Monday, 4 March 2024, the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) successfully represented three Beaufort West farmers at the Western Cape High Court. The farmers, previous beneficiaries of the state’s redistribution programme, obtained an order to urgently restore possession of portions of lands on which they have been farming since 2017. An interdict [...]