A Night On The Streets Campaign Wants You To Experience Homelessness For A Night
While most of us deal with Cape Town winter by pulling out electric blankets or down duvets, for those living on the streets, bedtime often means nothing more than a cardboard box and a worn-out blanket.
Street Stores For The Homeless Returns To Cape Town And Johannesburg
The Up&Up Group, a 100% locally-owned group of creative companies that launched the initiative, will collaborate with Old Khaki to set up special Street Store clothing rails in selected stores, inviting customers to donate their pre-loved clothing.
This Is What Happened To The Homeless Evicted From The Castle Of Good Hope
In the lead-up to the eviction, over 150 squatters accepted the City of Cape Town’s offer for dignified transitional shelter at Safe Spaces.
Jakes Gerwel Drive Drama: Shocking Underground Digging Spurs Bridge Closure
What started as an investigation focused on the road’s surface soon turned into the discovery of dug out tunnels for the homeless.
Monday Morning Spice
‘Maputo Is Like A Warzone’, Canada shuts down TikTok, Castle of Good Hope eviction raises concern, American women vow to never have kids or get married under Trump presidency, and UNISA student gets stuck in weird study loop.
The Story Of A New Zealand Woman, 80, Being Rescued From Squalid Life In South Africa Is Like A Bonkers TV Show
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’.
High Court Orders ‘Provision Of Alternative Accommodation’ To People Evicted From Public Spaces In Cape Town
The city also agreed to amend the shelter rules to make them more humane and compliant with the Constitution.
‘Night on the Street’ Campaign Launches Saturday, Encouraging Community Participation To Combat Homelessness
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.
Cape Town Mayor Shares Insight On How The City Is Helping People From The Street To Move To Safe Places
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.
Thursday Morning Spice
Chad the Champ strikes double gold in Luxembourg, Chinese hackers are preparing to ‘wreak havoc’ on US, 10111 dysfunctional for almost a week, Springboks sign All Blacks icon, and Beautician claims she’s heir to Lamborghini
Homeless People Living At Sea Point Tennis Court Willing To Move, But…
The City of Cape Town filed a new eviction order last month, but with some people having lived there for nearly six years, relocating the homeless will be challenging.
Researchers Gave Homeless People $7 500 As An Experiment, Here’s What Happened
Conducted between 2018 and 2020, the study tracked 115 homeless people in Vancouver between the ages of 19-65 over a year.
Tuesday Morning Spice
Thabo Bester finally arrested, Caitlyn Jenner blasts ‘woke’ Nike, Mass shooting streamed live on Instagram, License plate sold for $15 Million, and the six biggest revelations from Pentagon Leaks.
Concerned About All The Homeless People? Susan Sarandon Proves The Homeless Crisis Stretches To California
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.
Cape Town’s Homeless Policies: Report Suggests 24-Hour Toilets, Showers, And Secure Storage For Belongings
A new 400-page report, compiled by The Inkathalo Conversations (TIC), has made more than 150 recommendations regarding how the city deals with homelessness.
Wednesday Morning Spice
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.
These Are Cape Town’s Proposed Homeless People By-Laws And Reasoning
The City of Cape Town has called for public comment on proposed amendments to the Streets, Public Places and Noise Nuisance by-law, which critics say criminalises homelessness.
City Of Cape Town Has To Rebuild The Hout Bay Homes They Demolished
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”.
Pure Evil: Someone Is Poisoning And Then Filming Homeless People
There’s something truly evil about a person that gets a kick out of exploiting and hurting the most vulnerable people in society.
Sea Point Car Torched As Feeding Homeless Dispute Turns Ugly [Videos]
Sea Point resident Peter Wagenaar has been feeding the homeless in his area during the lockdown period. On Wednesday morning, he woke up to his car being torched.
From Bad To Worse At Cape Town’s ‘Homeless Village’
The City of Cape Town-run Strandfontein ‘homeless village’ encountered problems from day one, and now a damning report is calling for its immediate closure.
Stones And Rubber Bullets: Things Have Already Gone South At Cape ‘Homeless Village’ [Video]
Homeless people at the so-called ‘homeless village’ organised a protest against their living conditions, with things turning violent.
Video And Images From Cape Town’s New ‘Homeless Village’
The City of Cape Town has set up a ‘homeless village’ at the Strandfontein Sports Complex, to accommodate people during the 21-day lockdown.
Cape Town City Officials Defy Court Order – Continue To Harass The Homeless
The City of Cape Town is being accused of being in contempt of a court order that prohibited them from harassing the homeless.
Check Out Which Famous Stars Used To Be Homeless
Some of the world’s richest and most famous celebrities grew up surrounded by tough conditions with serious odds to overcome.
Police Think The Pretoria Killer May Have Struck Before
Police think that eight unsolved murders in the Eastern Cape could help them profile the Pretoria serial killer.
Suspected Serial Killer Dubbed ‘Night Crawler’ On The Loose In Pretoria
Police have established a high-level task team to hunt down the man responsible for a series of murders in Pretoria, as the body count rises.
Meghan’s Half-Brother Is Back In Another Markle Family Scandal
In a classic Markle family move, Meghan’s half-brother is talking to the tabloids about his current living conditions. Sounds like he wants a pity party.
Complete Lie: Homeless Man’s Fake Generosity Raises R5,6 Million Crowdfunding
People were moved to donate to the fundraising initiative for the kindly homeless man who helped a stranded woman – turns out the entire story was an elaborate scam.
Just A Drunk Bum? Man Shares What It Was Like Being Homeless For 25 Years
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.