Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana
Applying for grants is a nightmare for early childhood development centres
“People are pulling their hair out because they have no idea how to do it”
News | 12 February 2021
Some schools still not feeding learners
The national feeding scheme was meant to recommence on 27 January
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Bernard Chiguvare
News | 9 February 2021
Closure of SASSA office leaves Saldanha Bay beneficiaries in the lurch
Applicants for disability grants have to spend R100 on a taxi ride to Vredenburg and back
News | 4 February 2021
City of Cape Town ends mobile library service after 60 years
Elderly and disabled clients advised to use community libraries
News | 29 January 2021
Disability grants: SASSA promises to clear Western Cape backlog by end of March
Extra doctors have been brought in, SASSA executive tells Western Cape legislature
News | 21 January 2021
Police probe use of water cannon against social grant applicants
SASSA admits it’s in “crisis mode”
News | 20 January 2021
Premier Winde calls on President Ramaphosa to intervene in SASSA crisis
This comes after police opened a water cannon on people queueing for grants in Bellville
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Ashraf Hendricks
News | 15 January 2021
Extend disability grants, Black Sash tells SASSA as queues shock country
SASSA has proposed a ten-point plan to deal with backlogs
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and GroundUp Staff
News | 14 January 2021
Water safety programme hit by Covid-19 lockdown
National Sea Rescue Institute’s instructors reach fewer children
News | 18 December 2020