Articles for Marecia Damons
Prison visits reinstated as National State of Disaster ends
Covid mandatory protocols and regulations will still be adhered to during visits
Brief | 7 April 2022
Cape Town to give an additional R10-million to shelters
Human Rights Commission urges city to move away from ‘us and them’ mentality when it comes to homelessness
News | 4 April 2022
E-hailing drivers stop work over safety and pay
“When you complain, you speak to robots”
By Marecia Damons and Chris Gilili
News | 23 March 2022
New award for high school activists
Family and friends of the late Sakina Grimwood have launched a fund for other young activists at schools in Cape Town
Brief | 8 March 2022
Hospital porters protest, block entrance to Groote Schuur
Porters lost their jobs when a new contractor was appointed
By Steve Kretzmann and Marecia Damons
Brief | 1 March 2022
Child Support Grant needs to be increased, report finds
Researchers say the grant should be R624 – the food poverty line
News | 25 February 2022
UCT students protest against registrations being blocked because of outstanding fees
Special council meeting on Monday is expected to deliberate the university’s policy
News | 18 February 2022
Half of non-profit organisations are failing to comply with the law
Department of Social Development claims it is deregistering non-compliant organisations
Brief | 17 February 2022
SAFTU protests for R1,500 Basic Income Grant
Zwelinzima Vavi says that the R350 Covid relief grant doesn’t even buy a daily loaf of bread
News | 11 February 2022