Articles for Marecia Damons
Researchers call for full reopening of schools after report shows more than half of children miss meals
The total lost days of meals could be as high as 133 out of 211 school days
News | 13 May 2021
Man arrested for Table Mountain fire no longer faces arson charges
Frederick Mhangazo came to Cape Town to study. He has ended up homeless and living from hand to mouth.
Brief | 28 April 2021
Protesters call for CCMA budget cuts to be reversed
Workers coming to the CCMA for help are often told to lodge complaints online
Brief | 21 April 2021
UCT fire: students tell how they grabbed textbooks and laptops and fled
“Some people didn’t have shoes on, others ran out in pyjamas”
By Liezl Human and Marecia Damons
News | 21 April 2021
“We’re forgotten here”: rubbish is piling up in the little settlement of Riemvasmaak
City of Cape Town says refuse is collected weekly
News | 20 April 2021
Over 5,000 learners still not placed at schools in the Western Cape
Education department says many of the learners applied late
News | 13 April 2021
Homeless people challenge Cape Town by-laws in court
City by-laws are unconstitutional and discriminatory says Ndifuna Ukwazi Law Centre
News | 8 April 2021
Homeless shelter battles on as donations shrink during pandemic
OWL shelter hopes to benefit from Western Cape government plan to fund an additional 1,000 beds in the province
News | 31 March 2021
Cape artists protest against lack of government support
The National Arts Council says R68.4 million has been paid to 512 beneficiaries as part of Covid-19 relief
Brief | 29 March 2021