Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana
Seven years on, Zuma’s promise of free sanitary pads has not been kept
But the Department of Women has a plan
News | 18 January 2018
Barberton prisoners go on hunger strike
Sparked by backlog in parole applications
News | 12 January 2018
Bottled water and the drought
We asked some major suppliers about pricing, storage, and recycling
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and GroundUp Staff
News | 15 December 2017
Police say crime, not its policies, affect the poor
Judge quotes constitution to police: it’s their duty to prevent, combat and investigate crime
Law | 1 December 2017
Policing system discriminates against black women, court told
Police claim to favour poor communities, but judge says results paint a different picture
Law | 30 November 2017
Court hears black communities get inferior police services
Civil society organisations want a declaration that the allocation of officers in the Western Cape is discriminatory
Law | 29 November 2017
Epileptic man left on floor for hours in hospital
“I found Luyanda lying stomach down on the cold floor in a puddle of his own urine.”
News | 24 November 2017
No progress reblocking Imizamo Yethu since devastating fire
Divided community and City cannot reach agreement
News | 23 November 2017