In 2017, a Dengue Fever outbreak in Burkina Faso resulted in 12,087 cases and 24 deaths mostly in the central region.Such outbreaks have historically placed… Read More »How Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) Can Limit The Impact Of A Health Disaster
The following op-ed is written by Ona Xolo of the Legal Resources Centre. The basic education system in South Africa is steeped in a history… Read More »Litigating The Right To Education In SA – An Overview Of Some Of The Most Important Cases Of The Last 10 Years
On Thursday, July 16, 2020 from 18:30 – 19:00 South Africa time (SAST), Graça Machel and Melinda Gates will deliver a powerful call to action… Read More »Graça Machel and Melinda Gates Call for Action for Women & Girls
The following op-ed is a collaborative effort by Sipesihle Mguga and Zimkhitha Mhlahlo of the Legal Resources Centre. Throughout history, land and housing have been… Read More »The Murky Waters of Housing Allocations in South Africa
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, Give Girls A Chance Nigeria is committed to working toward a gender-balanced world and creating a #BalanceforBetter. #IWD2019
The following op-ed is a collaborative effort by Thabiso Mbhense and Simone Gray of the Legal Resources Centre. Zabalaza Mshengu was 104 years old when… Read More »Zabalaza: The Story of a Centenarian’s Struggle for Access to Basic Services
The following op-ed is a collaborative effort by Ona Xolo, Cameron McConnachie and Cecile van Schalkwyk of the Legal Resources Centre. 17 million people in… Read More »Communal Land and the Traditional Elites
Op-Ed by Sharita Samual and Kathleen Wootton It is said that well-behaved women seldom make history. The women that change the course of history are… Read More »Legal Trilogy: How Three Women Changed the Face of Matrimonial Property Rights for Black Women in South Africa
The following op-ed is a collaborative effort by Cameron McConnachie and Teddy Weinstein of the Legal Resources Centre South Africa has a hybrid legal system… Read More »South Africa’s Traditional Courts Deeply Flawed – Here’s How We Can Fix It
Three months after discussions to scrap all the country’s colonial-era laws kicked off, parliament has passed a law scrapping over 1,000 pieces of the legislation… Read More »Rwanda Abolishes Over 1,000 Colonial-Era Laws