We are looking for a Law Intern to join us from 01 June 2026 to 31 May 2027. You will work in the NU Law Centre from our offices in Buitengracht Street in Cape Town. Read the full advert here: https://nu.org.za/who-we-are/join-our-team/ How to apply: Interested applicants must email their application to employment@nu.org.za with the subject “NU…
Press Release 30 January 2026 Ndifuna Ukwazi applauds the decision by the Western Cape Government Department of Infrastructure (WCDoI) to rescind the unlawful Notices to Vacate issued by the WCDoI to families in Naruna Estate, Plumstead. This announcement, made to the families yesterday, is the direct result of the families’ steadfast resistance to intimidation and…
From Left to Right: Inga Dyantyi (attorney at Ndifuna Ukwazi) Dr Jonty Cogger (former attorney at NU) Adv Adiel Nacerodien, Ms Allie In a powerful judgment, the Western Cape High Court has slammed the eviction application against 78-year-old Ms Noor-Banu Allie, which it described as ‘opportunistic’, ‘disingenuous’ and ultimately, ‘unlawful’. Mrs Allie resides in…
17 October 2025 Dear Geordin Hill-Lewis, Equal Education (EE), the Equal Education Law Centre (EELC), and Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU) are appalled by your recent remark dismissing spatial apartheid as mere ‘propaganda language that is no longer rooted in reality.’ From where we stand, working with communities on the ground, alongside parents and learners across Cape Town and…
Our office located on Buitengracht Street is currently undergoing renovations. To schedule a meeting with us, please email contact@nu.org.za for a remote appointment. For legal enquiries and the service of legal documents or notices, contact Thando Mtshali at nulawcentre@nu.org.za For Housing Clinic appointments , you can either email nulawcentre@nu.org.za or send us a WhatsApp message…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 08 September 2025 KHAYELITSHА, Cape Town – On Thursday, 11 September 2025, the Solidarity Space, supported by Ndifuna Ukwazi and My Vote Counts, will host a Ward Councillors’ Imbizo at the Oliver Tambo Community Hall in Khayelitsha. This public meeting is designed to create a platform for meaningful engagement, where Ward…
Press Release 2 September 2025 [ Ndifuna Ukwazi and Reclaim the City ] Judgment today was reserved in the Western Cape High Court in the “urgent” application brought by the National Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean MacPherson against the residents of Reclaim the City’s Irene Grootboom House formerly known as 104 Darling Street…
As landmark court victories on urban land rights face implementation delays, the Urban Land Justice and Redistribution Gathering will convene from 22 – 23 August 2025 at Workshop17 Watershed, V&A Waterfront, a week after the proposed National Dialogue convened by the Presidency. The third iteration of the event, the 2025 edition will be co-hosted by the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 20 August 2025 The Cape Town inner-city homelessness crisis is still characterised by the continued displacement, and an increase of fenced off public spaces. These makeshift measures do not address the systemic problem, that is a critical lack of well-located, affordable housing with security of tenure. Eviction processes compel the municipality to…
CLOSER TO SOCIAL HOUSING ON THE TAFELBERG SITE: CLOSER TO SPATIAL JUSTICE IN SEA POINT. Press statement: 22 May 2025 On Wednesday 21 May 2025, the Western Cape Province revealed three concept plans for the development of the Tafelberg site, all of which included social housing. Of the three concepts, one plan would see 122…