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Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa

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Acronym: 
SERI
Focal point: 
Alana Potter
Website: 
SERI
Email: 
Alana@seri-sa.org
Phone number: 
+27 11 356 5860

Location

6th floor, Aspern House
56 De Korte Street Braamfontein
2001 Johannesburg , Gauteng
South Africa
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Gauteng ZA
Working languages: 
English
South Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
Urban Tenure
advocacy
expropriation
farm tenancy
informal settlements
occupation
research
tenure security

SERI is a public interest legal services organisation that provides pro-bono assistance to communities through research, advocacy and litigation across three main themes: ‘Securing a Home’, ‘Making a Living’ and ‘Expanding Political Space’.

Affiliated organization: 

Land Network National Engagement Strategy in South Africa. (LandNNES)

LandNNES is the Land Network National Engagement Strategy in South Africa. It operates as a consultative civil society platform which brings together members with a common medium-long term perspective to create a force that increases possibilities for People Centered Land Governance.

The goal of all LANDNNES processes is to:

Promote a People-Centred Land Governance at the country level.

Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa Resources

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Library Resource
Relocating to Alternative Accommodation: Legal and Practical Guidelines cover image

Relocating to Alternative Accommodation: Legal and Practical Guidelines

Manuals & Guidelines
July, 2017
South Africa
eviction

Relocations have the potential to severely disrupt peoples’ lives and negatively impact their livelihoods, community relations and sense of security. To make sure this doesn’t happen, the relocation process should be carefully planned, well-run and participatory. SERI developed this set of legal and practical guidelines to assist those involved in the relocation process to navigate the complexities involved in planning for and carrying out a relocation.

Library Resource
Protection Against Eviction under the Extension of Security of Tenure Act: Legal Rules, Principles and Process cover image

Protection Against Eviction under the Extension of Security of Tenure Act: Legal Rules, Principles and Process

Manuals & Guidelines
July, 2017
South Africa
Land Conflicts
advocacy
eviction
farmers

This is a user-friendly guide that explains the rights of farm dwellers and the law in relation to evictions from farmland. It gives advice on how farm dwellers can navigate the legal processes involved in eviction proceedings and practically resist evictions. It is a resource for farm dwellers facing eviction from their homes, as well as for farm worker unions, community-based paralegals and lawyers. The guide was developed by SERI and the Commercial Stevedoring Agricultural and Allied Workers Union (CSAAWU).

Library Resource

Edged Out: Spatial Mismatch and Spatial Justice in South Africa's Main Urban Centres (December 2016)

Reports & Research
December, 2016
South Africa
urban planning

South Africa’s cities are exclusionary spaces where the combined influences of unchallenged market forces and an Apartheid past mean poor people are confined to urban peripheries. They are also places of great dynamism and have significant potential for development. This report uses statistical analysis and national spatial data on local unemployment rates and the distribution of jobs to investigate spatial mismatch in South Africa’s major urban centres.

Library Resource

Preventing or Opposing a Sale in Execution: A Legal Guide (June 2016)

Manuals & Guidelines
June, 2016
South Africa
eviction

This guide explains the sale-in-execution process and sets out what steps homeowners can take to avoid their houses being sold in execution. Courts are legally required to make sure that sales-in-execution follow the proper legal process and that the interests of both homeowners and banks are balanced and protected. The laws which regulate sales-in-execution are complex and come from many sources. This guide will help homeowners prevent sales-in-execution before they happen.

Library Resource

Tenure Security in Informal Settlements on Customary Land (December 2015)

Reports & Research
December, 2015
Southern Africa
customary tenure

SERI worked with the Housing Development Agency in the course of 2015 on a research project on securing tenure in informal settlements on customary land. It involved in-depth research in four informal settlements in four provinces and culminated in a set of recommendations for the HDA and other role players. One of the key issues identified in the research was lack of awareness about IPILRA rights (the Interim Protection of Informal Land Rights Act) among the key stakeholders.

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