Homeless
Shelters in Cape Town are filling up as winter bites
The Haven’s shelters are already 85% full
Brief | 18 June 2024
Deadline for comment on City of Cape Town’s new homeless strategy
Public comment closes Wednesday
By GroundUp Staff and Matthew Hirsch
News | 21 May 2024
Shelters for homeless families a rarity
The Somerset West Family Shelter is one of few in the country
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 19 April 2024
No showers, no food, no electricity: the forgotten men of Molyneaux municipal shelter in Durban
More than 200 people still live in tented shelter set up during Covid lockdown
News | 4 April 2024
Public works “working” on evicting people occupying land at the Castle
Cape Town mayor concerned about the lack of a clear timeline
News | 27 November 2023
Lawyers for Human Rights to challenge Tshwane’s eviction of homeless people
On Friday, metro police forcefully removed people living at Burgers Park and confiscated all of their belongings.
News | 14 November 2023
Homeless people moved to Tshwane hall during Covid lockdown refuse to leave
City says Centurion hall “is becoming a health and safety hazard”
News | 10 October 2023
Living on the streets of Vasco: “Law enforcement keeps coming but I still return”
Stephanus Nel is one of an increasing number of people living on the streets in the Cape Town suburb
News | 20 July 2023
Safe Space for homeless people in Green Point one step closer
Planning tribunal gives the go-ahead
News | 5 July 2023