Articles for Marecia Damons
COSATU leader tells government to listen to union demands or face the results at the polls next year
Union members march in cities across the country on Thursday
By Marecia Damons, Chris Gilili and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 6 July 2023
Thabo Bester saga: Bail granted to three more accused
Judge rules they are not a flight risk and unlikely to interfere with witnesses
News | 6 July 2023
An officer shot a homeless man. Two very different versions of what happened are being argued in court
Dumisani Joxo was shot “without warning”, witness tells the court
News | 28 June 2023
Homeless man killed by Cape Town officer was part of a gang, court told
Defence in murder trial says evidence by the state witness is “tailored”
News | 22 June 2023
Thabo Bester saga: State expects three more people to be arrested
Case postponed again for further investigation
By Marecia Damons, Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela
Brief | 20 June 2023
Homeless man had not intended to fight officer who shot him dead, claims witness
Defence argues that the officer was being attacked when the shot went off that killed Dumisani Joxo in Cape Town last year
News | 20 June 2023
Over 180 judgments outstanding for longer than six months
Reserved judgment list is almost six months old and records the highest number of late judgments since we’ve begun reporting the situation
Law | 7 June 2023
Any damages suffered by man dragged naked from his shack is his own doing, says City of Cape Town
Bulelani Qolani is suing the City for R1.4-million
News | 6 June 2023
How bad is South Africa’s murder rate?
And has the Western Cape turned the corner?
By Marecia Damons and Nathan Geffen
News | 2 June 2023