Articles for Marecia Damons
July riots caused more than R100 million in damage to schools in KZN and Gauteng
Education department says this worsened its backlog on repairing over a thousand schools vandalised during lockdown
News | 4 August 2021
R350 Covid grant is too little and excludes too many, research report finds
Grant is used up on basic services that should be free
News | 28 July 2021
Life Esidimeni repeatedly warned health department, inquest hears
Former managing director describes transfer of patients by health department as “hurried”, “haphazard” and not conforming to discharge procedures
News | 21 July 2021
Life Esidimeni inquest will determine if health officials could be criminally convicted
Previous arbitration process found the deaths were not natural but caused unlawfully and negligently by government employees
News | 20 July 2021
Charges withdrawn against man accused of starting Cape Town fire
Representations by Frederick Mhangazo’s defence team convince State to drop case
Brief | 16 July 2021
Formal inquest into Life Esidimeni deaths to start on Monday
Families plan to petition for a memorial to be built in remembrance of the 144 patients who died
News | 16 July 2021
Food supply to 675,000 people cut off after Durban food bank ransacked
FoodForward SA closes branches nationwide because of insecurity
News | 14 July 2021
As many as 750,000 children have dropped out of school during the pandemic
School attendance is at the lowest level it has been in 20 years
News | 9 July 2021
This charity has been feeding Cape Town’s hungry for more than 80 years. Never have so many people queued for food
“The increase in numbers shows how much people are struggling out there”
Feature | 8 July 2021