Homeless
Councillor defends Cape Town’s record on homeless people
“Cape Town sprang into action, reaching roughly double the number of homeless persons compared to the whole of Gauteng”
Right to reply | 11 September 2020
Cape Town’s approach to homeless people is cruel and expensive
It would have been more affordable to offer people decent accommodation than the Strandfontein camp
By Brett Herron
Opinion | 1 September 2020
Why don’t more homeless people go to shelters?
Most are full, say homeless people in response to City of Cape Town
By James Stent
News | 26 August 2020
Homeless people in lockdown complete computer training
Organisation says graduates can get typing jobs or work at an internet cafe
News | 3 July 2020
Community Chest houses homeless group in its office for winter
City of Cape Town says Culemborg shelter will be completed by end of June
By Lucas Nowicki and James Stent
News | 22 June 2020
City councillor Zahid Badroodien says there’s room for homeless people in Cape Town’s shelters. But our investigation found very few empty places
GroundUp contacted shelters across the city
By James Stent
News | 17 June 2020
City of Cape Town takes down tents erected by Observatory resident for homeless
The marquees were set up on City land without its permission
News | 10 June 2020
Judgment on Strandfontein camp case reserved
City of Cape Town and SAHRC dispute legal costs
By James Stent
Law | 10 June 2020
Homeless sleep outside “incomplete” City shelter
City says group living outside the Culemborg shelter site is hampering its completion
By Lucas Nowicki and James Stent
News | 5 June 2020