On 14 and 15 February 2018 the Social Justice Coalition (SJC), Equal Education (EE) and the Nyanga Community Police Forum (Nyanga CPF), the applicants, will be back in the Equality Court in Cape Town in our case against the Minister of Police and the National Police Commissioner. At the heart of the matter is the…
On Wednesday 24 January 2018, in the Western Cape High Court, Judge T.C. Ndita delivered a landmark judgment in the #SJC10 case that has major repercussions on the right to protest in South Africa. Judge Ndita overturned the convictions of 10 Social Justice Coalition (SJC) activists who had been arrested under the Regulation of Gatherings…
On Wednesday 19 July 2017 the Social Justice Coalition (SJC), Equal Education (EE) and the Nyanga Community Policing Forum (CPF) held an information session to update interested parties on the Police Resource Allocation case. The case will be heard in the Western Cape High Court (sitting as an Equality Court) on 17, 21 & 22…
On 14 and 15 June 2017, activists from the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) will appear in the Western Cape High Court to challenge a law that has helped to criminalise protest. This case is a vital legal intervention for the right to protest in South Africa – a right that is increasingly under threat. About…
On Saturday 3 June 2017 the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) held its elective Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Thusong Hall, Khayelitsha. The AGM allowed around four hundred delegates, representing all of our branches across Cape Town, to reflect on the successes and challenges of the past year, as well as chart the way forward through…
On 30 May, City of Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille delivered her final 2017/18 budget speech to council where she mentioned some amendments made from the draft budget. These “amendments” were in relation to budget allocations to informal settlements and backyard dwellers. The Mayor lied. Specifically, Mayor De Lille’s comments on supposed amendments to…
On 30 May 2017 Social Justice Coalition (SJC) activists were physically and rather forcefully removed from council during the City of Cape Town’s (CoCT) special budget meeting while silently and peacefully protesting in the public gallery. SJC activists that were part of this protest felt violated when they were manhandled by the CoCT’s VIP protection…
Following comments made by Deputy Police Minister Bongani Mkongi in Khayelitsha on 23 April 2017, the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) has initiated the following actions: 1. We have instructed our legal representatives at the Legal Resource Centre (LRC) to write to the State Attorney In response to comments from the SJC’s General-Secretary Phumeza Mlungwana on a…
The South African Police Service (SAPS) is in contempt of court for failing to file responding papers in a court case brought against them. The court case in question was launched by the Social Justice Coalition (SJC), Equal Education (EE) and the Nyanga Community Police Forum (CPF). The case was launched to address the irrational…
Application launched to compel Police Minister and Police Commissioners to file responding papers in SAPS resourcing case On 12 December 2016, legal representatives for the Social Justice Coalition (SJC), Equal Education (EE) and the Nyanga Community Police Forum (Nyanga CPF) (the applicants) filed a chamber book application in the Equality Court. This application has been…