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Every day homeless graduate Msawenkosi Gibson Nzimande recycles what he can find on the streets of Sandton to survive and dream of pursuing his dreams. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

Homeless people

Chasing a dream: Homeless man on a mission to complete his master's degree

By Mia Lindeque

With an honours degree in gender studies, Gibson Nzimande pulls his trolley with an oversized white bag filled with recyclables through the oncoming Sandton...

  • FILE: The city said that there were currently over 350 hotspots for public complaints around by-law violations relating to people living on the streets. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/Eyewitness News

    City of Cape Town approves unlawful occupation by-law

    Mayor Dan Plato said that once gazetted, it would officially be law in Cape Town that an offer of social assistance first be made, including shelter, to ensure the constitutional enforcement of the prohibition on sleeping in public places.

    313 days ago
  • Law enforcement officers confiscated informal structures and personal belongings during an eviction from the Green Point Tennis Club. Picture: @NdifunaUkwazi/Twitter.

    Evicted homeless people hope to overturn City of Cape decision

    The Western Cape High Court heard arguments in the occupiers' urgent court application on Friday, almost two weeks after city ordered the dismantling and confiscation of the tents and other informal structures.

    334 days ago
  • FILE: Homeless man protesting in Muizenberg. Picture: Eyewitness News.

    'Protecting public spaces': CoCT defends plan to fine homeless people

    It insists prohibiting people from sleeping in public spaces is constitutional and it will enforce this by-law humanely.

    337 days ago
  • The Strandfontein site, in Cape Town, which is housing homeless people during the COVID-19 lockdown. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN.

    WC health dept is now vaccinating homeless people

    On Friday, health workers administered vaccines to those situated at the Haven Night Shelter in Kraaifontein.

    367 days ago
  • The City of Cape Town's temporary housing facility for homeless people at the Strandfontein Sports Ground. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN

    Court slams City of Cape Town for barring access to Strandfontein homeless camp

    Judge Desai found that South African Human Rights Commission monitors trying to enter the site were acting lawfully.

    509 days ago
  • Homeless men housed at a temporary shelter in eThekwini during COVID-19 have established an agricultural project in the inner-city. With assistance from the municipality and NGOs, they are now selling organic vegetables to locals. Picture: Nkosikhona Duma/EWN

    NGOs appeal eThekwini officials to work with them on post-lockdown plan

    Linda Morrison of We Are Durban, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), said the co-governance of temporary homeless shelters between NGOs and the city had ensured the recovery of at least 660 homeless people with a drug dependency.

    663 days ago
  • Photo by malcolm garret from Pexels

    Homeless people in eThekwini concerned about shelter, food as lockdown eases

    The current state of disaster ends on Thursday and it was not yet clear if it would be extended.

    664 days ago
  • Photo by malcolm garret from Pexels

    660 homeless people in eThekwini have stopped using drugs, say municipality

    At the beginning of the had lockdown in March, the city was forced to find shelter for more than 2,000 people living on the streets.

    668 days ago
  • The Strandfontein site, in Cape Town, which is housing homeless people during the COVID-19 lockdown. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN.

    CoCT says it’s spent over R61m on emergency COVID procurement

    This amount is in addition to the R72 million that was procured for the provision of personal protective equipment to ensure that basic services can continue while protecting frontline and essential staff members.

    703 days ago
  • The Strandfontein site, in Cape Town, which is housing homeless people during the COVID-19 lockdown. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN.

    CoCT spent over R40m on tents for the homeless, Good Party wants answers

    According to the city, R44 million was spent on weather-proof tents, to shelter those living on the streets under national lockdown regulations.

    719 days ago
  • The Strandfontein site, in Cape Town, which is housing homeless people during the COVID-19 lockdown. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN.

    CoCT urged to take responsibility for homeless people removed from Strandfontein

    During the lockdown, hundreds of homeless people were accommodated at a temporary facility in Strandfontein, but it closed at the end of April and people were moved to smaller sites.

    778 days ago
  • The Strandfontein site, in Cape Town, which is housing homeless people during the 21-day COVID-19 lockdown. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN.

    City of CT denies claims it’s ‘dumping’ homeless people on the street

    The Community Chest group made the claim saying the group was left on the pavement in Culemborg after they were moved from a homeless camp in Strandfontein.

    797 days ago
  • The Strandfontein site, in Cape Town, which is housing homeless people during the COVID-19 lockdown. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN.

    CoCT accused of dumping homeless people accommodated at Strandfontein facility

    The Community Chest has accused the City of Cape Town of 'dumping' homeless people who had been accommodated at the now-closed Strandfontein homeless shelter.

    797 days ago
  • FILE: A South African Police Service (SAPS) officer checks the permit of a taxi driver in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town, on 30 March 2020. Picture: AFP

    Several CT civil groups formally oppose amendment of noise nuisances by-law

    The amendments will allow an authorised individual to conduct search and seizure operations without a warrant under certain circumstances.

    811 days ago
  • Bluetooth drugs. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    Homeless drug users left vulnerable in COVID-19 lockdown - says expert

    Drug expert Monique Marks said she has observed that in many cities across the country – except for Durban and Pretoria – it has become difficult for indigent drug users to access the medical care they need.

    814 days ago
  • Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato. Picture: @CityofCT/Twitter.

    Plato to open criminal case against Independent Media, Samwu for misinformation

    He said he was appalled by a front-page article in Saturday’s 'Weekend Argus' under the headline: 'Fears of Homeless Outbreak’.

    828 days ago
  • The Strandfontein site, in Cape Town, which is housing homeless people during the COVID-19 lockdown. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN.

    CoCT denies officers contracted COVID-19 at Strandfontein shelter

    The City's Zahied Badroodien said everyone at the site had now been screened at least twice and no one had tested positive for the coronavirus.

    829 days ago
  • A homeless men sits on his mattress reading a book. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    'We are human': How Gauteng's homeless people are dealing with COVID-19

    For some homeless people, government's decision to supply temporary shelters has been a blessing, while a horror for others.

    833 days ago
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