Articles for Marecia Damons
Activists condemn failure to act against teacher convicted of sexual assault
Ayanda Ntuthu has not been suspended. The NPA says it is the education department’s responsibility to find out if its employees have been prosecuted, but there is no easy way to do this.
News | 27 May 2022
SARS workers strike for higher wages
NEHAWU and PSA have rejected an offer of a 1.4% increase. The unions are demanding a 7% increase, among other benefits
By Chris Gilili and Marecia Damons
News | 25 May 2022
SARS workers picket for salary increases ahead of nationwide strike
The tax collector says there’s no money to meet union demands but has since tabled a 1.4% increase
Brief | 24 May 2022
A Cape Town teacher sexually assaulted a learner five years ago. He’s still teaching at the school
Education department says it will consider disciplinary steps after receiving the outcome of the criminal trial from the National Prosecuting Authority
News | 23 May 2022
Activists call for a task team to find ways to boost Covid grant
Social protection provides a lifeline but it’s not enough, say researchers
Brief | 17 May 2022
Post Office no longer paying R350 grant
Beneficiaries must now collect their money at retail stores or USave
News | 12 May 2022
Broken bureaucracy violating prisoners’ rights
Sifiso Tembe may or may not be guilty. But he has definitely not been given a fair trial process
By Marecia Damons and Nathan Geffen
News | 10 May 2022
Young people have to choose between eating and looking for work, survey finds
The cost of looking for employment is too high, say researchers
News | 6 May 2022
Seven million people have applied for the R350 grant since Saturday
Social Development says its budget can only cater for 10.5-million
Brief | 29 April 2022