Episodes
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
The Right of Access to Information
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
In our last episode in this series, we sit down with Alison Tilley, a senior attorney formerly with the Information Regulator and Tseliso Thipanyane of the South African Human Rights Commission to discuss how the right of access to information enhances and enables participation in constitutional democracy and the role played by the Information Regulator. For more info visit casac.org.za.
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
The Right of Access to Land
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
In our penultimate episode in this series, Ndifuna Ukwazi's Mpho Raboeane, former Constitutional Court justice Kate O'Regan and advocate and land law expert Tembeka Ngcukaitobi SC retrace the history of land dispossession, land restitution, security of tenure, rural development, and the relationship between land ownership and gender. For more information visit our website at casac.org.za
Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
The Right to Housing
Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
In this episode, Mpho Raboeane of Ndifuna Ukwazi and Sherylle Dass of the Legal Resources Centre discuss the right to housing, its history, what it entails, the state's obligation to realise it and the extent to which government-funded projects have managed to alleviate homelessness. They also discuss strategies to defeat illegal evictions and demolitions.
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
The Right to Education
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
In this episode, education expert Mary Metcalfe and advocate Faranaaz Veriava, head of education at Section 27 discuss the content of the right to education, how to enforce it, important litigation strategies and organisations that work to improve access to education. For more information visit casac.org.za
Friday May 14, 2021
The Right to Health Care
Friday May 14, 2021
Friday May 14, 2021
In the second episode of our constitutional awareness project, advocate Adila Hassim (a member of the CASAC Council) and Tendie Mafuma, an attorney at Section 27, discuss the right to health care. Find out more about our podcast series at www.casac.org.za
Monday Apr 26, 2021
History of Rights in South Africa
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
An overview of the historical struggle for basic human rights in South Africa featuring Adv Tembeka Ngcukaitobi SC.