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Homelessness
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The Story Of A New Zealand Woman, 80, Being Rescued From Squalid Life In South Africa Is Like A Bonkers TV Show
27 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The rescue of an elderly New Zealand woman living near squalid conditions in Durban is absolutely bonkers and could be adjacent to the TV show ‘Shameless’.
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‘Night on the Street’ Campaign Launches Saturday, Encouraging Community Participation To Combat Homelessness
16 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
In order to combat the plight of homelessness, U-Turn launched its ‘Night on the Street’ campaign, encouraging the community to camp outdoors on Saturday 18 May.
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Cape Town Mayor Shares Insight On How The City Is Helping People From The Street To Move To Safe Places
05 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Geordin Hill-Lewis, the Mayor of Cape Town, said he is raising these issues to increase public awareness of what it takes to offer care to the vulnerable and manage public places sustainably.
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Wynberg Squatters ‘Illegally Evicted’ After Three Years Of Dithering By Prasa And The City
27 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
While this eviction will likely be dragged through the courts for the foreseeable future, the illegal squatters say they would not stand for another illegal eviction.
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Everyone Living In That Atlantic Seaboard ‘Tent City’ Ordered To Move Out Before The New Year
14 Dec 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The people living in this area have been granted until end of January 2024 to move, following this, the eviction order will be enforced.
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Researchers Gave Homeless People $7 500 As An Experiment, Here’s What Happened
07 Sep 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Conducted between 2018 and 2020, the study tracked 115 homeless people in Vancouver between the ages of 19-65 over a year.
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‘Remove The Castle Of Good Hope Squatters Or We Will’ Cape Town Tells Public Works Department
12 Jun 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
A storm is brewing between the City of Cape Town and the Department of Public Works over the ‘squatter village’ that has blossomed around the historic Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town.
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Concerned About All The Homeless People? Susan Sarandon Proves The Homeless Crisis Stretches To California
21 Oct 2022 by Jacqui / No Comments
Homelessness has become quite a massive issue in the United States and Sarandon’s post proves that the crisis is growing each and every day.
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Cape Town’s Homeless Policies: Report Suggests 24-Hour Toilets, Showers, And Secure Storage For Belongings
05 Nov 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A new 400-page report, compiled by The Inkathalo Conversations (TIC), has made more than 150 recommendations regarding how the city deals with homelessness.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
04 Aug 2021 by Kiernan / No Comments
Tension boiling over in Sea Point. Another Digital Vibes shocker. Kim Jong Un Band-Aid sparks rumours. Ozzie Olympians’ rowdy flight. R. Kelly broke and overweight.
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Rude Awakening: Photos Show Cape Town Police Cracking Down On Homeless People
22 Jul 2019 by Seth / No Comments
The City of Cape Town’s approach to homelessness came under fire earlier this month. Earlier this morning, it appears that Metro Police was taking a hard line.
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Monday Morning Spice
19 Nov 2018 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Cape homeless crisis. Trump fans move to LinkedIn. Amanda Knox ET engagement. Zuckerberg at war. New Idols winner. Trump won’t listen to tape. America’s fake news machine.
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Just A Drunk Bum? Man Shares What It Was Like Being Homeless For 25 Years
25 Jun 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
For a quarter of a century, Gregory P Smith travelled around a country that shunned his very existence, and eventually drove him into a rainforest.
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Latest Study Shows That Pretoria’s Beggars Are Absolutely Coining It
22 Mar 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Life on the streets is anything but easy, and beggars face daily hardships that most of us will never understand. That being said, some are managing to stay afloat.
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Why The City Of Cape Town Says You Shouldn’t Give Money To The Homeless
12 Oct 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s always tough saying no to those in need whilst you wait for the light to turn green, but if you dish out cash the City says you might be part of the problem.
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Incredible Pics Show People Living In Tunnels Under Cape Town
19 Mar 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures and these Cape Town folks have had to dig deep to carve out a life for themselves.
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The Bad Weather In Cape Town Is Officially Killing People
29 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A homeless man perished from the cold on Main Road in Kuilsriver yesterday. Police happened upon two men huddled under cardboard boxes outside a 7 Eleven. When neither of the men responded to a greeting, police investigated and found the pair to be unresponsive. One of the two men was already dead, while the second […]
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Hungary Have Outlawed Homeless People
01 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A new bit of legislation has just come into force in Hungary, in an attempt to deal with the large number of homeless people in Budapest. The regulation makes it a punishable offense to be homeless; the offense is punishable by a fine just under ZAR 5 000. Because, you know, that makes sense.
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Homeless Man With An Amazing Voice [VIDEO]
08 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
I think a lot of us forget that homeless people are actual people with talents just like the rest of us – sometimes it’s just hidden under some rags and dirt. Take this urban camper for instance: if you were to walk past him, chances are you would not even notice him. But click on this video and you’ll hear something you won’t soon forget.
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Possibly The World’s Most Ingenious, Interactive Begging Sign [VIDEO]
24 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Begging is rapidly becoming one of the fastest growing industries worldwide. But it can be a tough profession and the competition can be even tougher. It is therefore necessary to come up with creative and unique ways of keeping your customers happy in order to stay in business. This guy is definitely on the right track to becoming the Donald Trump of homeless people.
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IT SUCKS TO BE McHOMELESS
07 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
According to a report by Shanghai’s Southern Weekly, the southern Chinese city has a bit of a McProblem. And that would be the McRefugees. It’s a pretty heavy vibe.
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