After developing ‘terrible depression’ Simbirisiyo Mushanewana learnt that helping others also meant helping himself
Durban’s Denis Hurley centre is assisting homeless people to register and to vote
Homeless pioneers persevere with a project that came to life during the first lockdown
eThekwini plans to retain permanent and safe open spaces for people with nowhere to sleep
Blanket measures such as lockdowns contribute to the needs and realities of people at the margins of society being overlooked
The facility in Cape Town was about quarantining the most vulnerable — the homeless — rather than preventing Covid-19
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
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
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
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
Bullets also fired indiscriminately at people in the inner city, homeless or not
Women denied their right to vote after police burn ID books
Homeless people and addicts have moved to the city centre because it’s safer and they are not harassed as much
”Most drugs users have a pauper’s burial. On very rare occasions the family buries them.”
The Daily Vox asked some women who spend most of their day on Durban’s streets whether they feel safe.
The Concourt has been asked to find a balance between developers and occupants – again.
Many young LGBTI people live on the streets after they’ve ‘come out’ and been rejected.
Street people say they felt honour-bound to assist the priest shot by police, who has cared for them.
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.
The hunt for a homeless man generates existential questions.
In its bid to rid the city’s intersections of beggars and traders, Jo’burg is criminalising the poor.
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/ 10 October 2014
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.
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.
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.
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.
For hundreds living on Durban’s streets, life is a cycle of poverty, addiction and physical abuse, writes Fatima Asmal.
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.
The union federation’s former headquarters is now a derelict mess.
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.
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.
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.
Ruth First Fellowship winner and photographer Alon Skuy explains how he interpreted the theme of this year’s Ruth First lecture.