Articles for Marecia Damons

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Last 100 Paradise Park residents in Hermanus evicted

Decade-long battle to stave off eviction comes to an end

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News | 5 July 2024

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Khayelitsha women want to start a clothing factory

“We want others to see that as women, we can create our own opportunities and succeed,” says founder of sewing business

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News | 3 July 2024

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Here’s why people with green ID books are struggling with SASSA’s new verification process

Many beneficiaries of the monthly R370 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant might not be paid

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News | 26 June 2024

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SASSA’s new ID verification process sparks alarm

Biometric identification has been introduced to fight fraud, says agency

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News | 19 June 2024

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Mpox in South Africa: here’s what we know

Health department reports second death from the disease

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News | 13 June 2024

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Further delay in Thabo Bester trial

Bester complains that his rights to a fair trial are being infringed

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News | 5 June 2024

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Public Protector releases damning report on the handling of gender-based violence complaints

Report says the departments of Justice, Police and Social Development are falling short

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News | 4 June 2024

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Last four traders at Salt River Market to fight their eviction

Site to be used for 1,000 affordable housing units

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News | 21 May 2024

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Activists want 12 more pieces of public land used for housing

Parking lots in Cape Town’s city centre should be used for affordable housing, says Ndifuna Ukwazi

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News | 9 May 2024