The Somerset West Family Shelter is one of few in the country
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 19 April 2024
More than 200 people still live in tented shelter set up during Covid lockdown
News | 4 April 2024
Cape Town mayor concerned about the lack of a clear timeline
News | 27 November 2023
On Friday, metro police forcefully removed people living at Burgers Park and confiscated all of their belongings.
News | 14 November 2023
City says Centurion hall “is becoming a health and safety hazard”
News | 10 October 2023
Stephanus Nel is one of an increasing number of people living on the streets in the Cape Town suburb
News | 20 July 2023
Planning tribunal gives the go-ahead
News | 5 July 2023
Defence in murder trial says evidence by the state witness is “tailored”
News | 22 June 2023
Defence argues that the officer was being attacked when the shot went off that killed Dumisani Joxo in Cape Town last year
News | 20 June 2023
“This is a ticket to send our children to university”
Feature | 3 May 2023
The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa, representing about 120 homeless people, wants the City to provide “proper alternative accommodation”
News | 19 April 2023
They argue that the sites in Philippi, Mfuleni and the Culemborg Safe Space are not reasonable housing options
News | 14 April 2023
Ten formerly homeless people have been employed by the project through the U-turn Homeless Service Centre
News | 12 April 2023
The City plans to open a new 300-bed Safe Space facility in Green Point
News | 11 April 2023
State’s witness testified that he was the one having an argument with officers that morning and that the deceased Dumisani Joxo had been defending him.
News | 6 April 2023
Through the Streetscapes project, homeless people are running surveys, earning an income, and changing lives
By James Stent
News | 18 January 2023