Articles for Marecia Damons
City of Cape Town housing project has backyarders up in arms
Ravensmead backyarders fear they are being sidelined
News | 1 April 2026
Documentary reveals SA’s skewed food system
With nearly one in five households being food insecure, activists call for urgent action
News | 30 March 2026
Postbank to resume black card rollout in April
About 600,000 beneficiaries are still without the new card
Brief | 27 March 2026
Judiciary fails to report on late judgments
Most recent list published, October 2025, reflected the status of late judgments from nearly a year ago
Brief | 17 March 2026
Most social grant fraud involves officials, not beneficiaries, report says
The Institute for Economic Justice says 75% of reported fraud cases have involved government employees, contractors or officials
News | 12 March 2026
Activists criticise social grant “savings”
The Universal Basic Income Coalition says tighter controls risk excluding eligible beneficiaries
News | 6 March 2026
Budget 2026: civil society groups call for a R1,750-a-month social grant
“The government needs to tax the rich”
News | 24 February 2026
Labour Court refuses to enforce school principal’s reinstatement
Judge finds no “exceptional circumstances” to justify Wesley Neumann’s immediate return to Heathfield High
News | 24 February 2026
Residents demand answers about future of Atlantis centre
City of Cape Town says property use is still under consideration
News | 18 February 2026