Homeless
Red flags raised over new shelter for homeless people in Durban
The eThekwini municipality’s Sakhithemba Homeless Shelter in Illovo is about 25 kilometres from Durban’s city centre
News | 18 July 2025
Homeless shelters under pressure as hundreds seek refuge from the cold
City of Cape Town says its Safe Spaces are more than 90% full
By Nonku Mncube
Brief | 14 July 2025
Plan to use properties owned by City of Cape Town for homeless project
Streetscapes is fundraising to buy seven inner-city units to expand its reintegration programme
News | 12 May 2025
Evicted waste pickers must be allowed to earn a living, court rules
Supreme Court of Appeal dismisses appeal by City of Johannesburg
Law | 30 April 2025
Disabled man’s bucket urinal system keeps Joburg streets clean
Thabo Khumalo makes R70 a day renting out his buckets to passers-by
Photo Essay | 28 March 2025
Pilot project to count homeless people in Cape Town
Volunteers hope the data they collect can be used to improve services
Brief | 5 December 2024
Castle occupiers removed
The group had been living on the grounds since 2020 but the high court recently granted an order to evict them
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by David Harrison.
News | 1 November 2024
Angry community removes people occupying railway buildings
This followed outrage in Bethlehem, Free State, after a 17-year-old learner was raped while walking home from school last week
By Tladi Moloi
Brief | 28 October 2024
PRASA dealt with the Foreshore evictees in bad faith, says Ndifuna Ukwazi attorney
The rail agency has finally returned the group’s belongings, but in poor condition, say the evictees
Brief | 16 October 2024