Articles for Marecia Damons

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Lottery underspends R720-million allocated for grants

Auditor-General find lots of problems, as the institution battles to recover from over a decade of mismanagement and corruption

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Parliament | 14 May 2025

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Plan to use properties owned by City of Cape Town for homeless project

Streetscapes is fundraising to buy seven inner-city units to expand its reintegration programme

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News | 12 May 2025

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We visited SASSA offices. Here’s what we found

People waiting in long queues told us their frustrations

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News | 7 May 2025

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Thousands of SASSA grants to be withheld this week

Affected beneficiaries must visit a SASSA office to update their details, or risk having their grants being suspended

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Brief | 6 May 2025

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Presumed guilty! Years in prison awaiting trial

Goodwood prison massively overcrowded, judge’s report finds

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News | 5 May 2025

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Judge delivers judgment — after 12 years

Retired judge Anton Van Zyl gave no reasons for the delay

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Law | 26 April 2025

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Gauteng High Court civil cases must now go through mediation before trial

Directive aims to ease backlogs

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Law | 24 April 2025

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Gold Card deadline cancelled

Postbank temporarily stops issuing Black Cards

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Brief | 24 April 2025

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SASSA’s new biometric tests

People without IDs have to do it

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Brief | 24 April 2025