Articles for Marecia Damons
Cape Town law enforcement officer on trial for murder next month
The officer is charged with shooting dead a homeless man, Dumisani Joxo, in January
Brief | 29 July 2022
No City plan for backyarders on private land
The City plans to help backyarders only on properties it owns
News | 27 July 2022
COSATU to strike over lack of action against crime
Union members will march in Cape Town in August to protest about government’s “lacklustre” approach to rising crime
Brief | 20 July 2022
Minister proposes increase to Covid grant income threshold
Meanwhile, many R350 grant beneficiaries have been waiting months for their payments
News | 15 July 2022
Deadline extended for public to comment on controversial education regulations
Schools with inadequate and unsafe sanitation are scheduled to receive appropriate toilets next year, says government
Brief | 1 July 2022
Learners march against proposal to end deadlines to fix schools
Poor and working-class communities will never know when their schools will be fixed, say education activists
News | 30 June 2022
Cape Town teacher gets five years for sexually assaulting a learner
Ayanda Ntuthu’s name will be added to the National Register of Sex Offenders
News | 21 June 2022
Officer accused of murdering a homeless man is still employed by City of Cape Town
Friends of Dumisani Joxo say there is still no justice six months after he was shot dead
News | 17 June 2022
Covid R350 grant to be paid from mid-June
Payments delayed by means testing processes
News | 6 June 2022