Articles for Marecia Damons

More evidence links Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana

“If these reports are found to be true, this would prove to be the most sensational escape in the history of our nation” says ministerial spokesperson

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News | 17 March 2023

Man resembling Thabo Bester spotted in Sandton, nearly two months after his supposed death in prison fire

Woman in photo could be celebrity doctor Nandipha Magudumana

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News | 16 March 2023

Did the Facebook rapist die in his cell? Or did he escape from prison?

Extraordinary evidence raises doubts about the claim that Thabo Bester died in a fire at Mangaung prison in May 2022

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Feature | 15 March 2023

Budget: social grants go up, but not as much as inflation

Covid grant budget slashed by R8-billion

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News | 22 February 2023

Over a million people who qualify for the R350 grant aren’t getting it

Only 85% of all approved beneficiaries are being paid, Parliament hears

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News | 15 February 2023

“A state of destruction”: Activists gather at SONA to demand an end to rolling blackouts

President Ramaphosa announces state of disaster to deal with energy crisis during his State of the Nation Address this evening

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News | 9 February 2023

Man dragged naked from his shack sues City of Cape Town for R1.4m

Launch of campaign to “expose law enforcement brutality”

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News | 8 February 2023

Concern over teenage pregnancies and school dropouts in Northern Cape

Without enough community, family and school support, pregnant learners struggle to finish their schooling

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News | 7 February 2023

Man who was dragged naked from his shack to sue City of Cape Town

“[They] treated me like a dog” says Bulelani Qolani

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News | 2 February 2023

Ocean View teen wins silver at badminton tournament in Mauritius

Micheala Ohlson made it to the tournament in Mauritius thanks to fund-raising

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Brief | 26 January 2023

School dropout crisis in Northern Cape municipality

Report finds that only half the learners who start primary school reach high school, and of these only 15% pass matric in the Joe Morolong Local Municipality

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News | 24 January 2023

Murder at Mangaung Prison: Leaked report shows ‘Facebook rapist’ was dead before a fire broke out in his cell

Leaked documents show that Thabo Bester was already dead before a fire broke out in his cell

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News | 20 January 2023

Fire Gwede Mantashe, say activists

Civil society groups plan mass action against electricity tariff hike and blackouts

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News | 19 January 2023

Another Postbank “glitch” delays January social grant payments

“We came to the Post Office and they said there was no money”

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News | 11 January 2023

Raise income tax for the rich to fund a permanent R350 grant, say experts

This would be affordable and would boost the economy, say experts appointed by the Department of Social Development in new report

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News | 13 December 2022

Public sector workers march to Parliament, reject 3% wage increase

Unions are demanding 10%. Inflation is just shy of 8%.

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Brief | 9 December 2022