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The national womens shutdown showed powerful strength and resilience. It proved people are tired of the pain so many women and children endure. Sixteen Days of Activism is our chance to build on that courage and keep the pressure on the state. #WomensShutdown #16DaysOfActivism
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The national womens shutdown showed powerful strength and resilience. It proved people are tired of the pain so many women and children endure. Sixteen Days of Activism is our chance to build on that courage and keep the pressure on the state. #WomensShutdown #16DaysOfActivism
In South Africa government adopted the 16 Days of Activism campaign, now known as 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children. Each year it brings marches, dialogues, court watching, media and survivor led actions for safety, justice and change. #16DaysOfActivism
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
In South Africa government adopted the 16 Days of Activism campaign, now known as 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children. Each year it brings marches, dialogues, court watching, media and survivor led actions for safety, justice and change. #16DaysOfActivism
Sixteen Days of Activism 💜 runs from 25 November to 10 December. Linking these dates shows that violence in homes, workplaces, online and in public spaces is a human rights violation that demands justice and accountability. #16DaysOfActivism
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Sixteen Days of Activism 💜 runs from 25 November to 10 December. Linking these dates shows that violence in homes, workplaces, online and in public spaces is a human rights violation that demands justice and accountability. #16DaysOfActivism
In 1991 womens rights activists launched 16 Days of Activism against gender based violence, choosing 25 November to 10 December to show that violence against women and children is a human rights violation, not a private matter. 📅⚖️🇿🇦
#16DaysOfActivism #GBVF
#16DaysOfActivism #GBVF
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
In 1991 womens rights activists launched 16 Days of Activism against gender based violence, choosing 25 November to 10 December to show that violence against women and children is a human rights violation, not a private matter. 📅⚖️🇿🇦
#16DaysOfActivism #GBVF
#16DaysOfActivism #GBVF
For the Legal Resources Centre 16 Days is a chance to launch our gender based violence programme, highlight technology facilitated abuse and celebrate remarkable women driving change. Keep an eye on our platforms. 📣💡📲
#16DaysOfActivism #GenderJustice
#16DaysOfActivism #GenderJustice
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
For the Legal Resources Centre 16 Days is a chance to launch our gender based violence programme, highlight technology facilitated abuse and celebrate remarkable women driving change. Keep an eye on our platforms. 📣💡📲
#16DaysOfActivism #GenderJustice
#16DaysOfActivism #GenderJustice
Sixteen Days of Activism 💜
From 25 November to 10 December people across the world come together to speak out against gender based violence and support survivors. Sixteen days. One global call to end violence and protect the rights and dignity of all. 🌍✊
#16DaysOfActivism #EndGBV #GBV
From 25 November to 10 December people across the world come together to speak out against gender based violence and support survivors. Sixteen days. One global call to end violence and protect the rights and dignity of all. 🌍✊
#16DaysOfActivism #EndGBV #GBV
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Sixteen Days of Activism 💜
From 25 November to 10 December people across the world come together to speak out against gender based violence and support survivors. Sixteen days. One global call to end violence and protect the rights and dignity of all. 🌍✊
#16DaysOfActivism #EndGBV #GBV
From 25 November to 10 December people across the world come together to speak out against gender based violence and support survivors. Sixteen days. One global call to end violence and protect the rights and dignity of all. 🌍✊
#16DaysOfActivism #EndGBV #GBV
Literacy failures, school funding crises and local success stories all point to the same truth: South Africa needs urgent structural reform. Children can learn. Communities are ready. Government must meet them halfway. #RightToRead
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Literacy failures, school funding crises and local success stories all point to the same truth: South Africa needs urgent structural reform. Children can learn. Communities are ready. Government must meet them halfway. #RightToRead
One broken city doubled literacy rates through evidence based teaching and committed local leadership. It proves what is possible when communities refuse to wait for government. This is the roadmap our country needs.
Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/48k9Ept
Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/48k9Ept
How a broken city doubled South Africa’s literacy rate – without the government – The Mail & Guardian
Civil society cannot solve the country’s literacy crisis on its own, because the scale is too vast and the resources required too substantial
mg.co.za
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
One broken city doubled literacy rates through evidence based teaching and committed local leadership. It proves what is possible when communities refuse to wait for government. This is the roadmap our country needs.
Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/48k9Ept
Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/48k9Ept
The Eastern Cape’s education system cannot survive another blow. More than R4 billion withheld means schools without basics, teachers without resources and learners left behind. Accountability is urgent. Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/4rmTm84
“R5 billion withheld: The EC school funding crisis – The Mail & Guardian
Some of the money that the province’s education department has retained since 2020 could have funded teacher support, classroom libraries and access to abundant free digital resources, multiple times over
mg.co.za
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Eastern Cape’s education system cannot survive another blow. More than R4 billion withheld means schools without basics, teachers without resources and learners left behind. Accountability is urgent. Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/4rmTm84
South Africa’s literacy crisis is not destiny. Evidence shows that when children receive structured support and teachers are backed by functioning systems, reading outcomes change dramatically. We owe this to every child.
Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/4riNdcR
Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/4riNdcR
Child literacy: we can change how the story ends
The Funda Uphumelele National Survey shows us what must be done
groundup.org.za
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
South Africa’s literacy crisis is not destiny. Evidence shows that when children receive structured support and teachers are backed by functioning systems, reading outcomes change dramatically. We owe this to every child.
Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/4riNdcR
Read: https://sa.lrc.org.za/4riNdcR
Parliament’s probe into farmworker equity schemes is overdue. Our team presented evidence showing how workers are excluded from decisions and benefits. Real reform means transparency and accountability. Read more: capetimes.co.za/news/2025-11...
Parliament to probe Farmworker Equity Schemes
More than R700 million in public investment has been made towards the schemes yet farmworkers and their descendants still live in poverty with no security of tenure.
capetimes.co.za
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Parliament’s probe into farmworker equity schemes is overdue. Our team presented evidence showing how workers are excluded from decisions and benefits. Real reform means transparency and accountability. Read more: capetimes.co.za/news/2025-11...
We are recruiting a Junior Communications and Marketing Coordinator with strong social media and web content skills, good writing, Canva and basic video experience, and solid organisational skils. Apply by 28 November 2025: https://lrc.org.za/junior-communications-marketing-coordinator/
November 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
We are recruiting a Junior Communications and Marketing Coordinator with strong social media and web content skills, good writing, Canva and basic video experience, and solid organisational skils. Apply by 28 November 2025: https://lrc.org.za/junior-communications-marketing-coordinator/
On 11 November our colleagues Charlene Kreuser and Claire Rankin attended a parliamentary engagement on statutory rape. We highlighted gaps in reporting educator sexual misconduct and called for coherent laws, accountability and safer schools for every learner. #ChildSafety #EndSchoolAbuse
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
On 11 November our colleagues Charlene Kreuser and Claire Rankin attended a parliamentary engagement on statutory rape. We highlighted gaps in reporting educator sexual misconduct and called for coherent laws, accountability and safer schools for every learner. #ChildSafety #EndSchoolAbuse
Yesterday the Legal Resources Centre, Corruption Watch, Surplus People Project and the Support Centre for Land Change briefed Parliament on Farm Worker Equity Schemes, outlining aims, legal gaps, worker conditions and our call for stronger laws and accountability. #FarmWorkerEquitySchemes
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Yesterday the Legal Resources Centre, Corruption Watch, Surplus People Project and the Support Centre for Land Change briefed Parliament on Farm Worker Equity Schemes, outlining aims, legal gaps, worker conditions and our call for stronger laws and accountability. #FarmWorkerEquitySchemes
We are hiring a Junior Communications and Marketing Coordinator at the Legal Resources Centre. Love social media, creative content and storytelling for social justice? Read more and apply: lrc.org.za/junior-commu...
Junior Communications & Marketing Coordinator | LRC
Job Title: Junior Communications and Marketing Coordinator Location: Braamfontein, Johannesburg Working Style: Hybrid (3 days in office per work) Applicatio ...
lrc.org.za
November 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
We are hiring a Junior Communications and Marketing Coordinator at the Legal Resources Centre. Love social media, creative content and storytelling for social justice? Read more and apply: lrc.org.za/junior-commu...
New report on Farm Worker Equity Schemes shows why many beneficiaries still see no dividends despite public funds and land transfers. It sets out fixes for transparency, governance and redress. Read: lrc.org.za/docs/farm-wo... #LandReform #FarmWorkers #Transparency #Accountability
South African Farm Workers Equity Schemes: A Promise Unfulfilled | LRC
lrc.org.za
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 AM
New report on Farm Worker Equity Schemes shows why many beneficiaries still see no dividends despite public funds and land transfers. It sets out fixes for transparency, governance and redress. Read: lrc.org.za/docs/farm-wo... #LandReform #FarmWorkers #Transparency #Accountability
Farm Worker Equity Schemes Movement briefs Parliament tomorrow 12 November 2025. These schemes were meant to give farm workers a real stake in the land, yet many have never received a dividend. We are calling for full transparency, audited accounts and real accountability. #LandReform #parliament
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Farm Worker Equity Schemes Movement briefs Parliament tomorrow 12 November 2025. These schemes were meant to give farm workers a real stake in the land, yet many have never received a dividend. We are calling for full transparency, audited accounts and real accountability. #LandReform #parliament
Today our team presents to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Basic Education at the NCOP statutory rape inquiry, sharing our work on educator sexual misconduct and learner protection. Watch live: www.youtube.com/live/oCHZ7DV... #Parliament
Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, 11 November 2025
YouTube video by Parliament of the Republic of South Africa
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November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Today our team presents to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Basic Education at the NCOP statutory rape inquiry, sharing our work on educator sexual misconduct and learner protection. Watch live: www.youtube.com/live/oCHZ7DV... #Parliament
Five years after government pledged to release well located public military land in Cape Town, families still wait for homes. Ysterplaat, Wingfield and Youngsfield could add thousands of affordable units near jobs and schools. Read more: lrc.org.za/five-years-o...
#housingcrisis #capetown
#housingcrisis #capetown
Five Years On Military Land Blocks Cape Town’s Affordable Housing | LRC
Five Years of State Inaction on the Release of Military Land Which Could Address Cape Town’s Affordable Housing Crisis Civil society organisations to host a ...
lrc.org.za
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Five years after government pledged to release well located public military land in Cape Town, families still wait for homes. Ysterplaat, Wingfield and Youngsfield could add thousands of affordable units near jobs and schools. Read more: lrc.org.za/five-years-o...
#housingcrisis #capetown
#housingcrisis #capetown
⚖️🏛️ On 3 and 4 November 2025 we appeared at the Supreme Court of Appeal as amicus curiae (friend of the court) for UN Special Procedures. The appeal seeks certification against Anglo American SA for lead harms in Kabwe. Access to remedy in the UN Guiding Principles should guide the court.
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
⚖️🏛️ On 3 and 4 November 2025 we appeared at the Supreme Court of Appeal as amicus curiae (friend of the court) for UN Special Procedures. The appeal seeks certification against Anglo American SA for lead harms in Kabwe. Access to remedy in the UN Guiding Principles should guide the court.
Watch our latest Legal Resources Radio episode with Claire and Cécile on the late birth registration backlog and what it means for families. We explain the basics, delays at Home Affairs, and the remedies we seek. Watch: sa.lrc.org.za/LateBirthWatch Listen: sa.lrc.org.za/LateBirthListen
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Watch our latest Legal Resources Radio episode with Claire and Cécile on the late birth registration backlog and what it means for families. We explain the basics, delays at Home Affairs, and the remedies we seek. Watch: sa.lrc.org.za/LateBirthWatch Listen: sa.lrc.org.za/LateBirthListen
ChatGPT said:
On Monday, 3 Nov, we release a new podcast on the Children’s Institute applications tackling the late birth-registration backlog. We unpack how delays block schooling and services, expose failures at Home Affairs, and outline fixes. Join us next Monday to learn more.
On Monday, 3 Nov, we release a new podcast on the Children’s Institute applications tackling the late birth-registration backlog. We unpack how delays block schooling and services, expose failures at Home Affairs, and outline fixes. Join us next Monday to learn more.
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
ChatGPT said:
On Monday, 3 Nov, we release a new podcast on the Children’s Institute applications tackling the late birth-registration backlog. We unpack how delays block schooling and services, expose failures at Home Affairs, and outline fixes. Join us next Monday to learn more.
On Monday, 3 Nov, we release a new podcast on the Children’s Institute applications tackling the late birth-registration backlog. We unpack how delays block schooling and services, expose failures at Home Affairs, and outline fixes. Join us next Monday to learn more.
Honouring Moray Hathorn. Recognised for work with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission at the Foundation for Human Rights exhibition at the Apartheid Museum. At the LRC since 1988, thirty seven years in public interest law. With Michelle Kalipa and Allegria Nyoka. #MorayHathorn #LRC
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Honouring Moray Hathorn. Recognised for work with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission at the Foundation for Human Rights exhibition at the Apartheid Museum. At the LRC since 1988, thirty seven years in public interest law. With Michelle Kalipa and Allegria Nyoka. #MorayHathorn #LRC
The Legal Resources Centre stands with the University of Fort Hare and all who are working to protect learning and clean governance. Violence and corruption rob students of their future. We call for calm and accountability. Find out more: sa.lrc.org.za/47fwsrc #FortHare
Civil society stands together to safeguard historic University of Fort Hare
Following the recent harrowing destruction and arson at the University of Fort Hare (UFH), over 30 organisations based in the Eastern Cape, and over 140 organisations and individuals across the countr...
sa.lrc.org.za
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The Legal Resources Centre stands with the University of Fort Hare and all who are working to protect learning and clean governance. Violence and corruption rob students of their future. We call for calm and accountability. Find out more: sa.lrc.org.za/47fwsrc #FortHare
We stands with Clairwood residents. The High Court adjourned to allow further filings. Communities deserve planning that protects homes health and safety and enforces lawful land use. We will keep using the law to hold the municipality to account. sa.lrc.org.za/3LdUHgC
Clairwood ratepayers' legal battle against eThekwini Municipality adjourned by Durban High Court
Clairwood residents are fighting back against the eThekwini Municipality in a pivotal court case that could determine the future of their community amidst plans for a controversial logistics park.
sa.lrc.org.za
October 27, 2025 at 7:06 AM
We stands with Clairwood residents. The High Court adjourned to allow further filings. Communities deserve planning that protects homes health and safety and enforces lawful land use. We will keep using the law to hold the municipality to account. sa.lrc.org.za/3LdUHgC