Articles for Marecia Damons
No City plan for backyarders on private land
The City plans to help backyarders only on properties it owns
News | 27 July 2022
COSATU to strike over lack of action against crime
Union members will march in Cape Town in August to protest about government’s “lacklustre” approach to rising crime
Brief | 20 July 2022
Minister proposes increase to Covid grant income threshold
Meanwhile, many R350 grant beneficiaries have been waiting months for their payments
News | 15 July 2022
Deadline extended for public to comment on controversial education regulations
Schools with inadequate and unsafe sanitation are scheduled to receive appropriate toilets next year, says government
Brief | 1 July 2022
Learners march against proposal to end deadlines to fix schools
Poor and working-class communities will never know when their schools will be fixed, say education activists
News | 30 June 2022
Cape Town teacher gets five years for sexually assaulting a learner
Ayanda Ntuthu’s name will be added to the National Register of Sex Offenders
News | 21 June 2022
Officer accused of murdering a homeless man is still employed by City of Cape Town
Friends of Dumisani Joxo say there is still no justice six months after he was shot dead
News | 17 June 2022
Covid R350 grant to be paid from mid-June
Payments delayed by means testing processes
News | 6 June 2022
Activists condemn failure to act against teacher convicted of sexual assault
Ayanda Ntuthu has not been suspended. The NPA says it is the education department’s responsibility to find out if its employees have been prosecuted, but there is no easy way to do this.
News | 27 May 2022