South Africa is 21 years into democracy, and many poor people are still without houses, basic services, and continue to routinely face inhumane evictions. Dysfunctional cooperative governance relations; a lack of capacity, and the ineffective application of policy,...
Congratulations to Henk Strydom of Strydom Attorneys. He represented one of the mothers, who initiated this case, on a pro bono basis. He also does a great deal of pro bono work for children, and has been actively involved in assisting children in our One Child a Year...
Article and image courtesy of: https://theconversation.com/ In the wake of the student protests on South African campuses, universities need to engage in some critical reflection. Did their responses protect the constitutional rights and freedoms of those...
Article published on Mail & Guardian – 26 June 2015. A fortnight ago, in an extensive interview with the Mail & Guardian, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng dropped a bombshell. The head of the judiciary had last year signalled that there were “very desperate...
Article published on LEGAL RESOURCES CENTRE – 24 June 2015 South Africa’s first opt-in class action law suit, Linkside & others v Minister of Education & others, was the first to appoint a claims administrator to manage the payment of a...
Article from Posted on 17 Jun 2015 By Michael Clark The Bakgatla ba Kgafela court case hits at the heart of South Africa’s land restitution programme, and at people’s land rights protected by the Constitution. On 28 May 2015 the Constitutional Court heard the case of...
