A Legal Hotline Provides a Lifeline to Justice When the lock down came towards the end of March, the public interest legal sector, who work every day to protect the rights of South Africa’s vulnerable and marginalized populations, knew that this was not time for them to stop operations. A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my […]
Centre for Community Justice and Development’s Paralegals Bring Justice In KZN The impact of COVID-19 has had devastating impact on people’s well-being, livelihoods and health. The last few months of the lock down has also increased cases of gender-based violence and domestic abuse. It is easy to feel helpless when another brutal case violence against […]
Relief Fund for Journalists Established Journalists are essential workers in maintaining a vibrant democracy, and through their reporting help to strengthen accountability and transparency. Yet, just when we need to strengthen accountability and transparency through effective reporting, many media houses are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 and many journalists are losing their jobs. According […]
A New Generation Committed to Social Justice and Change Highschool student Khetiwe Kingston has a lot on her mind. When lock down hit she said goodbye to many of her friends from Waterford Kamhlaba, a United World College in Swaziland, who had come from all around the world to study there. “We thought it was a […]
How to survive when you have no income and a family to feed? This is a harsh reality millions of South Africans who are unemployed and living without savings confront every day. The economic crisis caused by COVID-19 has seen an increase to layoffs and job losses leading to families being solely dependent on food […]
Know your rights In any emergency, access to accurate and clear information is critical to those affected. It makes an enormous difference when someone knows what is happening, what their rights are and how they can access and protect those rights. When the President announced the lockdown, the legal repercussions of the law set to […]
It is an ongoing battle that is now on appeal to the Constitutional Court. A battle that started when the lock down list of essential workers was designated under regulations set by Government under an act of Parliament. While informal waste re-claimers play a critical role in the collection and recycling of a large part […]
This is the challenge for the estimated five million people who live in a crowded informal settlements across the country. Sharing few too communal toilets means they are not only dirty but become blocked and can lead to the outbreak of disease. International Budget Partnership South Africa has been working to improve service delivery to […]
Standing in the gap for the rights of the vulnerable in South Africa by calling on those in authority to be accountable. South African human rights organisation Black Sash has fought tirelessly against injustice and inequality in South Africa for more than 60 years. The organisation was started in 1955 by six middle-class white women […]
