Low budget allocation for land reform remains an obstacle to achieving South Africa’s land reform vision
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Low budget allocation for land reform remains an obstacle to achieving South Africa’s land reform vision On 21 February 2024, the Minister of Finance tabled the national budget for the 2024/25 financial year. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has been allocated 1.4% of the budget, which is insufficient to achieve equitable land redistribution. In the 2023/24 financial year, the allocation to the national [...]
Legal Resources Centre (LRC) calls on Department of Basic Education and UN Committee to ensure equitable access to digital resources in SA public schools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Legal Resources Centre (LRC) calls on Department of Basic Education and UN Committee to ensure equitable access to digital resources in SA public schools A South African delegation recently engaged in a dialogue with the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC), presenting the country’s report on 24th and 25th January 2024. The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) supported the South African delegation prior to the presentation [...]
Statement on the Public Procurement Bill 2023
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Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube and TikTok approve violent misogynistic hate speech adverts for publication in South Africa
Facebook, X/Twitter, TikTok and YouTube all approved adverts featuring extreme and violent misogynistic hate speech against women journalists in South Africa, a new investigation by Global Witness and the South African public interest law firm, Legal Resources Centre (LRC), can reveal. The investigation submitted 10 adverts containing hate speech targeting women journalists to Facebook/Meta, TikTok, X/Twitter and YouTube in four languages: English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, and Zulu (40 adverts total). The [...]
LRC back in court to confront government’s lack of action on overcrowded schools
[Release] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LRC back in court to confront government’s lack of action on overcrowded schools In the latest development in a six-year legal battle affecting thousands of learners who attend overcrowded schools in the Eastern Cape, the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) will once again appear in the Mthatha High Court on 9 November 2023 on behalf of concerned parents, in a bid to compel government to provide clarity [...]