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Homeless People

Slice of life: ‘Feeding the homeless saved me’
National
/ 11 February 2022

Slice of life: ‘Feeding the homeless saved me’

After developing ‘terrible depression’ Simbirisiyo Mushanewana learnt that helping others also meant helping himself

By Eunice Masson
Homeless but not voteless in ward 28
Politics
/ 1 November 2021

Homeless but not voteless in ward 28

Durban’s Denis Hurley centre is assisting homeless people to register and to vote

By Paddy Harper
A year into Covid, Durban’s beachfront farmers are still tilling the soil
National
/ 27 March 2021

A year into Covid, Durban’s beachfront farmers are still tilling the soil

Homeless pioneers persevere with a project that came to life during the first lockdown

By Paddy Harper
A lifeline for the homeless people in eThekwini
Coronavirus
/ 5 June 2020

A lifeline for the homeless people in eThekwini

eThekwini plans to retain permanent and safe open spaces for people with nowhere to sleep

By Paddy Harper
Pandemic responses must ensure human rights are protected
Coronavirus
/ 20 May 2020

Pandemic responses must ensure human rights are protected

Blanket measures such as lockdowns contribute to the needs and realities of people at the margins of society being overlooked

By Finn Reygan and Ingrid Lynch
Blindness: How the Strandfontein camp was set up to fail
Coronavirus
/ 15 May 2020

Blindness: How the Strandfontein camp was set up to fail

The facility in Cape Town was about quarantining the most vulnerable — the homeless — rather than preventing Covid-19

By Jared Sacks
Streetlife over safety in shelters
Article
/ 16 April 2020

Streetlife over safety in shelters

In eThekwini a successful scheme is helping homeless people, but some say the lack of drugs to feed their addictions means it is better to stay away

By Paddy Harper
Pandemic gives us a last chance to avert climate – and social – catastrophe
Article
/ 16 April 2020

Pandemic gives us a last chance to avert climate – and social – catastrophe

As Covid-19 upends life, it has taught us critical lessons and offers an opening to confront other crises. Political will is required, of course

By Bruce Baigrie
Inside Strandfontein: Cape Town’s Covid-19 homeless site
Article
/ 16 April 2020

Inside Strandfontein: Cape Town’s Covid-19 homeless site

The City’s Covid-19 homeless site has been criticised for being inadequate to shelter the most vulnerable from the Coronavirus storm, while drug addicts say they’re being left to suffer due to inadequate medical attention

By Lester Kiewit
Stay at home, Cyril said. But what about the homeless?
Article
/ 2 April 2020

Stay at home, Cyril said. But what about the homeless?

In Tshwane, forcing homeless people off the street resulted in chaos and the abuse of a vulnerable population. In Durban, a smooth, well-planned operation fared far better

By Simon Allison and Paddy Harper
Covid-19 lockdown chaos for homeless people left in limbo
Article
/ 27 March 2020

Covid-19 lockdown chaos for homeless people left in limbo

Bullets also fired indiscriminately at people in the inner city, homeless or not

By Chris Gilili
Police burn ID’s of would-be voters
Article
/ 9 May 2019

Police burn ID’s of would-be voters

Women denied their right to vote after police burn ID books

By Paddy Harper
Down and out in the Mother City
Article
/ 18 January 2019

Down and out in the Mother City

Homeless people and addicts have moved to the city centre because it’s safer and they are not harassed as much

By Lester Kiewit
#SliceOfLife: No one cares if a drug user dies
Article
/ 16 August 2017

#SliceOfLife: No one cares if a drug user dies

”Most drugs users have a pauper’s burial. On very rare occasions the family buries them.”

By Nelisiwe Msomi
‘I can’t do anything to protect myself’: Homeless women on dangers they face
Article
/ 10 May 2017

‘I can’t do anything to protect myself’: Homeless women on dangers they face

The Daily Vox asked some women who spend most of their day on Durban’s streets whether they feel safe.

By Rumana Akoob
Dignity faces off against fair play in Berea eviction Catch-22
Article
/ 17 February 2017

Dignity faces off against fair play in Berea eviction Catch-22

The Concourt has been asked to find a balance between developers and occupants – again.

By Phillip De Wet
There’s no place like home for queer youth kicked out by their families
Article
/ 9 November 2016

There’s no place like home for queer youth kicked out by their families

Many young LGBTI people live on the streets after they’ve ‘come out’ and been rejected.

By Carl Collison
Scrap collectors join the #FeesMustFall fight
Article
/ 13 October 2016

Scrap collectors join the #FeesMustFall fight

Street people say they felt honour-bound to assist the priest shot by police, who has cared for them.

By Govan Whittles
No escape from streets of despair
Article
/ 7 April 2016

No escape from streets of despair

She has been a spectator long enough to have heard how the world should be, and the reasons it is not, and the excuses of why it cannot be made so.

By Mosibudi Ratlebjane
The grotesque power of privilege
Article
/ 27 November 2015

The grotesque power of privilege

The hunt for a homeless man generates existential questions.

By Staff Reporter
Clean sweep of the poor is not constitutional
Article
/ 16 April 2015

Clean sweep of the poor is not constitutional

In its bid to rid the city’s intersections of beggars and traders, Jo’burg is criminalising the poor.

By Dennis Webster
No image available
Article
/ 10 October 2014

The streets where homelessness, abuse and mental illness meet

With almost 50% of homeless people suffering from mental illnesses, according to a study, we spoke to four people who live on Durban’s streets.

By Ina Skosana
Lwandle report handed to Sisulu
Article
/ 8 October 2014

Lwandle report handed to Sisulu

The work of Minister Lindiwe Sisulu’s inquiry into the eviction of 800 families from Sanral land is complete. Now she will review its recommendations.

By Staff Reporter
Barcelona’s homeless profit from handwritten fonts
Article
/ 18 June 2014

Barcelona’s homeless profit from handwritten fonts

A project to turn the handwritten signs of the city’s rough sleepers into fonts is raising funds for a foundation that cares for the homeless.

By Jon Henley
Reports of CPT homeless ‘work camps’ alarming
Analysis
/ 11 April 2014

Reports of CPT homeless ‘work camps’ alarming

The Cape Argus has published a shocking exposé on a City of Cape Town plan to rid the city centre of people who live and make a living on the streets.

By Jared Sacks
Durban’s homeless face of harassment
Article
/ 13 February 2014

Durban’s homeless face of harassment

For hundreds living on Durban’s streets, life is a cycle of poverty, addiction and physical abuse, writes Fatima Asmal.

By Fatima Asmal
No recourse for Jo’burg’s inner city evictees
Article
/ 28 June 2013

No recourse for Jo’burg’s inner city evictees

The city has not obeyed court orders to provide alternative shelter or come up with a plan for more than 100 people evicted from a hijacked building.

By Staff Reporter
Cosatu building bears scars of Vavi’s labour
Article
/ 8 March 2013

Cosatu building bears scars of Vavi’s labour

The union federation’s former headquarters is now a derelict mess.

By Percy Zvomuya
Homeless: Sleeping outside, in silent protest
Article
/ 31 January 2013

Homeless: Sleeping outside, in silent protest

For a group of refugees home is a Pretoria car park, where they are left to fend for themselves against police brutality, the weather … and death.

By Staff Reporter
Homeless and hopeless: Sleeping on the street
Article
/ 18 October 2012

Homeless and hopeless: Sleeping on the street

The bright lights of the city lure people in search of a better life. But it is a harsh reality that greets them and renders them destitute.

By Staff Reporter
Jozi’s cold comfort between the cracks
Article
/ 23 July 2012

Jozi’s cold comfort between the cracks

As shelters struggle to help the homeless endure winter, the only warmth many of Jo’burg’s outcasts are finding is in crack pipes and wine bottles.

By Faranaaz Parker and Nickolaus Bauer
No image available
Article
/ 21 August 2008

The hidden citizens

Ruth First Fellowship winner and photographer Alon Skuy explains how he interpreted the theme of this year’s Ruth First lecture.

By Staff Reporter

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