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Community Organizations Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa
Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa
Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa
Acronym
SERI
Civil Society Organization

Focal point

Alana Potter
Website
Phone number
+27 11 356 5860

Location

6th floor, Aspern House
56 De Korte Street
Braamfontein
2001
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
Working languages
English
Affiliated Organization
LandNNES
Network

LandNNES is the Land Network National Engagement Strategy

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’.

Members:

Resources

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Relocating to Alternative Accommodation: Legal and Practical Guidelines

Manuals & Guidelines
June, 2017
South Africa

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.

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

Manuals & Guidelines
June, 2017
South Africa

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).

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

Reports & Research
November, 2016
South Africa

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.

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

Manuals & Guidelines
May, 2016
South Africa

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.

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

Reports & Research
November, 2015
Southern Africa

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.