Articles for Barbara October
Black Sash and Net1 in war of words
Chaotic event in Ceres highlights problems with social grant system
Feature | 14 June 2017
Vrygrond woman’s struggle to keep daycare centre open
Parents can’t afford to fund the facility with fees but an NGO is helping
News | 9 June 2017
Authorities remove community primary school
Joe Slovo Park parents had started a makeshift school for 400 learners. Education department sayschildren will be accommodated elsewhere.
By Trevor Bohatch and Barbara Maregele
Brief | 8 June 2017
Social grants company appoints “independent ombudsman”
Advocate Neville Melville says communication with beneficiaries remains “a huge problem”
News | 6 June 2017
Home based carers want better work conditions
New Crossroads health workers fear victimisation for “speaking out”
News | 30 May 2017
Lawyer calls for City to find homes for evicted families
Woodstock families are opposing their eviction in Cape Town Magistrates’ Court
Law | 29 May 2017
Allan Gray commits to putting pressure on Net1
Grant recipients claim deductions being made for policies they’ve no knowledge of
News | 19 May 2017
SASSA has two weeks to show plan to phase out service provider CPS
“CEO says everything is going to plan, but where is this plan?”
News | 16 May 2017
