Articles for Marecia Damons
Western Cape storms: “worse is still to come”
Schools to close across the province as another storm hits, with about 15,000 people already severely affected by floods and damaging winds
By Sandiso Phaliso, Vincent Lali, Marecia Damons, Ashraf Hendricks, Liezl Human and Peter Luhanga
News | 10 July 2024
Thousands of homes flooded as violent storm batters Western Cape
Roads closed, schools and clinics damaged, rivers burst their banks
By Sandiso Phaliso, Ashraf Hendricks and Marecia Damons
News | 9 July 2024
Last 100 Paradise Park residents in Hermanus evicted
Decade-long battle to stave off eviction comes to an end
News | 5 July 2024
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
News | 3 July 2024
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
News | 26 June 2024
SASSA’s new ID verification process sparks alarm
Biometric identification has been introduced to fight fraud, says agency
News | 19 June 2024
Mpox in South Africa: here’s what we know
Health department reports second death from the disease
News | 13 June 2024
Further delay in Thabo Bester trial
Bester complains that his rights to a fair trial are being infringed
By Marecia Damons and Becker Semela
News | 5 June 2024
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
News | 4 June 2024