Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI), Author at Karibu

ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO AMICUS INTERVENTION: BROMWELL STREET MATTER.

Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) • 26/02/2024

“On Tuesday, 27 February 2024, the Constitutional Court will hear the matter of Commando & Others v The City of Cape Town & Another. The matter has been brought by the residents of Bromwell Street who are represented by Ndifuna Ukwazi. Abahlali baseMjondolo (Abahlali) have been admitted as amicus curiae (friend of the court) and are represented by the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI).”

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Press Statement

CITY OF JOHANNESBURG’S WAKE UP CALL: FIRE AT USINDISO SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) • 11/09/2023

“This morning Johannesburg residents woke up to the devastating news that upwards of fifty lives have been lost in a fire in an inner city building owned by the municipality. SERI deeply regrets the rising loss of lives, and we …”

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Press Statement

The City of Johannesburg’s incitement of violence against SERI and its staff

Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) • 03/08/2022

On 28 July 2022, the South African Informal Traders Forum (SAITF), represented by the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI), urgently applied to the Gauteng Local Division of the High Court, Johannesburg to reverse the illegal eviction of 400 informal traders from the De Villiers trading precinct, situated on De Villiers, Plein, Twist, Joubert, Eloff and King George Streets.

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Press Statement