Articles for Barbara October
“When will we black lesbians live freely in our community?”
Triangle Project moves to get man accused of lesbian murder behind bars
Brief | 23 May 2018
Sexual assault charges against teacher dropped after five postponements
Court told the investigating officer is on leave and therefore witnesses could not be located
Brief | 22 May 2018
Women and children may get their own train carriages
#UniteBehind says PRASA board chair has undertaken to introduce chaperoned carriages
Brief | 21 May 2018
Treasury shoots down CPS social grant payment fee
R51 recommended to Constitutional Court instead of R67 per cash beneficiary
News | 3 May 2018
SASSA tells NET1 to retract “misleading” pamphlet
Company told to apologise to social grant beneficiaries
News | 25 April 2018
Correcting social grant deductions is “expensive” and “inefficient”
Beneficiaries struggle to get back money taken in fraudulent debits to their accounts
News | 23 April 2018
New SASSA cards to be launched countrywide in May
Worcester beneficiaries among first group to get new cards
Brief | 19 April 2018
Hundreds sign petition to deny bail to man accused of murdering lesbian
“This was a hate crime. He lives in the community where the victim resided.”
News | 12 April 2018
Raped at 10, assaulted at 15, then harassed in the police station while laying charges
Klapmuts teenager’s grim story
News | 10 April 2018