Articles for Marecia Damons
Covid-19: Night vigil in support of principal who refused to open his school
Wesley Neumann’s disciplinary hearing starts
News | 3 December 2020
“It’s fair to conclude that we do not have what is called a school” says principal
Department of Basic Education will miss its deadline for minimum standards in schools yet again
News | 27 November 2020
Cape Flats women activists celebrated
Twenty women from communities across the city have been nominated for awards
News | 25 November 2020
Tafelsig feeding scheme battles red tape
Tafelsig CAN provides meals three times a day to hundreds of families in Mitchells Plain and Philippi
News | 18 November 2020
Informal traders say the City neglects the town centre in Mitchells Plain
The group says the area “reeks of defecation and urine”
News | 17 November 2020
Court grants eviction order against alleged housing “hijackers”
Evictees say they were out of options
News | 12 November 2020
Tensions reach breaking point in Franschhoek valley
There is a a decades-long battle over Boschendal housing
Text by Marecia Damons. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 6 November 2020
Covid-19: Excess deaths for second week running
But the current surge is not nearly as bad as July
Science | 29 October 2020
Education activists slam Mboweni budget cuts
Members of Equal Education picketed outside Parliament on Wednesday
News | 28 October 2020