Articles for Marecia Damons

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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

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News | 6 July 2023

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Thabo Bester saga: Bail granted to three more accused

Judge rules they are not a flight risk and unlikely to interfere with witnesses

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News | 6 July 2023

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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

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News | 28 June 2023

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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”

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News | 22 June 2023

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Thabo Bester saga: State expects three more people to be arrested

Case postponed again for further investigation

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Brief | 20 June 2023

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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

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News | 20 June 2023

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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

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Law | 7 June 2023

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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

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News | 6 June 2023

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How bad is South Africa’s murder rate?

And has the Western Cape turned the corner?

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News | 2 June 2023