Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana

Applying for grants is a nightmare for early childhood development centres

“People are pulling their hair out because they have no idea how to do it”

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News | 12 February 2021

Some schools still not feeding learners

The national feeding scheme was meant to recommence on 27 January

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News | 9 February 2021

Closure of SASSA office leaves Saldanha Bay beneficiaries in the lurch

Applicants for disability grants have to spend R100 on a taxi ride to Vredenburg and back

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News | 4 February 2021

City of Cape Town ends mobile library service after 60 years

Elderly and disabled clients advised to use community libraries

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News | 29 January 2021

Disability grants: SASSA promises to clear Western Cape backlog by end of March

Extra doctors have been brought in, SASSA executive tells Western Cape legislature

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News | 21 January 2021

Police probe use of water cannon against social grant applicants

SASSA admits it’s in “crisis mode”

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News | 20 January 2021

Premier Winde calls on President Ramaphosa to intervene in SASSA crisis

This comes after police opened a water cannon on people queueing for grants in Bellville

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News | 15 January 2021

Extend disability grants, Black Sash tells SASSA as queues shock country

SASSA has proposed a ten-point plan to deal with backlogs

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News | 14 January 2021

Water safety programme hit by Covid-19 lockdown

National Sea Rescue Institute’s instructors reach fewer children

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News | 18 December 2020

Rape Crisis picket at Khayelitsha court

Protesters demand proper facilities for sexual offences court

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News | 10 December 2020

Child drowns in Philippi dam

Community leader says they have been pleading for years for the area to be fenced

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News | 10 December 2020

New domestic violence helpline gets more than 200 calls in four days

The helpline is serviced by experienced social workers who will give advice and help victims of gender-based violence

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Brief | 7 December 2020

Activists call for emergency response to violence against women

Right2Know picket outside Parliament

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News | 1 December 2020

This is where evicted people go

The City of Cape Town says there are plans to upgrade Kampies, an emergency housing location, outside Philippi

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News | 30 November 2020

Langa covered in overflowing sewage and stagnant puddles

City plans to upgrade hostels in the area soon

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News | 24 November 2020

IPID investigating after police accused of assaulting woman

The woman says that officers in Philippi threatened to kill her and her family if they spoke out about the incident

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News | 20 November 2020