The Western Cape High Court yesterday found in favour of residents of Hangberg, in Hout Bay, ruling that the City’s conduct was “unlawful and unconstitutional”.
There’s something truly evil about a person that gets a kick out of exploiting and hurting the most vulnerable people in society.
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.
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.
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.
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.
An onlooker managed to film an altercation between security guards and a homeless man at the Cape Town railway station, although it was rather one-sided.
Life on the streets of Cape Town is anything but easy, and someone who knows that first hand is now penning a diary. Here’s the first entry.