Articles for Marecia Damons

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Hundreds of court judgments are late

The Office of the Chief Justice has published its reserved judgments list, but only for the first two terms of 2024

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News | 19 December 2024

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Here’s how an SRD beneficiary spent their R370 grant

We joined Willem Witbooi from George while shopping on Black Friday

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News | 6 December 2024

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SASSA accuses media of “overstating the problems” at the agency

“These negative reports have led to an unfortunate conclusion that SASSA has completely failed in its responsibility” SASSA’s Sibusiso Nhlangothi tells the Western Cape provincial legislature

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News | 3 December 2024

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SASSA CEO must resign over social grant failures, say Western Cape MPLs

But ANC members blame the Post Office

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News | 15 November 2024

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SRD R370 grant beneficiaries approved in October still waiting for payment

SASSA says delays are due to additional fraud checks

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News | 12 November 2024

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SASSA Gold Cards will remain valid, says Postbank, as deadline looms

Replacement with the new Postbank Black Card has begun in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, the Northern Cape and North West

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News | 8 November 2024

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Parliament debates report on Thabo Bester’s prison escape

“There’s public expectation that the parliamentary process we started in the previous term will be concluded,” says MP

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News | 29 October 2024

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Government must protect legitimate SRD grant applicants, say activists

Universal Basic Income Coalition say fraudulent applications only represent a “small proportion of applications”

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News | 28 October 2024

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Minister says social grant flaws found by students will be investigated within 30 days

Stellenbosch teenaged students present their findings to Parliament

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Parliament | 23 October 2024

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Disability grant applicant collapses in long queue at SASSA office

SASSA’s Bellville office manager blames staff shortages

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News | 23 October 2024

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People wait months to be verified for R370 SRD grant

SASSA blames the Home Affairs online system

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News | 22 October 2024

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MPs demand Postbank explain “persistent” problems with social grants

Beneficiaries with gold cards have been struggling to access their grants

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News | 15 October 2024

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SASSA recovers R150-million in ineligible grants payments

But the agency is bleeding funds due to fraudulent payments still being made

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News | 11 October 2024

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More than 17 million people applied for the R370 grant in September

Most applicants have never had a job

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Brief | 2 October 2024

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Public Protector blames Correctional Services for prolonging Thabo Bester escape

Two officials have faced disciplinary processes and received final written warnings

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News | 30 September 2024

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Fairtrade suspends local producer over farm workers’ poor conditions

Women on Farms is calling for better policing of the Fairtrade standards on certified farms

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News | 27 September 2024