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Public interest litigationBiowatch Trust v Registrar, Genetic Resources & others [2009] JOL 23693 (CC) View the judgement
Protecting the identity of childrenJohncom Media Investments Ltd v M & others (Media Monitoring Project as amicus curiae) [2009] JOL 23343 (CC) Current Child Law Issues
Teenager's application for emancipationThe Western Cape High Court approved a teenager's application to be emancipated from her parents. Experts at the Centre for Child Law at the University of Pretoria says such a case will be heard with viable reasons. Ronaldah Ngidi from the Centre for Child Law was interviewed during the programme. |
Search the Centre for Child LawLatest NewsMud schools to get millions rand revamp Ann Skelton, director of the Centre for Child Law who took up the schools case, said yesterday although only seven schools had brought a case against the department, they were fighting on behalf of all inadequate schools. “It means that finally when the process is completed the children will be taught in decent schools. It is what they should have had all along. We were simply getting their basic rights for them. “There have been promises before, but now I have more faith that it will happen,” Skelton said. Sarah Shepton from the Legal Resources Centre in Grahamstown, acting on behalf of the Centre for Child Law, said: “Our clients are relieved and delighted with the outcome of the litigation and intend to keep a close eye on the developments, so that promises are not broken.” Granville Whittle, director of communications in the department of basic education, said the national department would take over the responsibility of providing infrastructure to schools in dire need, as part of its accelerated school infrastructural development initiative. |





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