City of Johannesburg working on plans to relocate fire victims
COJ is in the process of arranging temporary accommodation for those left destitute by fire.
Fire in Ethembeni informal settlement leaves nearly 1000 homeless
Nearly 1 000 homeless as fire destroys 300 shacks in Cape Town’s Ethembeni informal settlement
Joburg shelters buckling under pressure to assist the homeless amid cold temperatures
Homeless shelters around Johannesburg are battling to keep up with demand as the cold weather
Thousands left homeless in Gauteng due to COVID-19 pandemic
Almost 50 000 people in Gauteng have been left with no place to call home since the start of the
COVID-19 will spread rapidly among the homeless: Raymond Perrier, chairperson of the Dennis Hurley Centre
The chairperson of the Dennis Hurley Centre, Raymond Perrier, says COVID-19 will spread rapidly
Homeless people in Pretoria appealing for blankets, warm water amid cold front
Scores of homeless people, accommodated at the Tshwane temporary shelter in Pretoria West, are
Ethiopia moves children from streets to shelters to slow coronavirus
When Olana Abdulsewud was woken by the police in Addis Ababa early one morning in March, the
Some Gauteng homeless prefer life on the streets opposed to shelters
Some of the homeless people who have left shelters where they had been accommodated at the start of
There is currently a lack of health, social services for homeless: SAHRC
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says there is currently a lack of health and
Handling of the homeless a crying shame: Maluleke
Political analyst Tinyiko Maluleke says it’s shameful that it took the coronavirus for government to
Government’s COVID-19 efforts for the homeless slammed as shameful
Political analyst Tinyiko Maluleke says it’s shameful that it took the coronavirus for government to
Lesufi calls on schools to accommodate the homeless
Gauteng Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi, has lambasted some School Governing Bodies for refusing to
Race to get homeless people off the streets in bid to curb spread of COVID-19
Close to 500 homeless people have been taken to various shelters in Mpumalanga since the beginning
Homeless confident in City of Johannesburg’s preparedness during lockdown
People housed at the Shelter of the Homeless in Braamfontein, Johannesburg say they are confident
Facility to house homeless people opens as SA prepares for lockdown
About 800 homeless people in Durban are expected to be thrown a lockdown lifeline on Thursday, with
Homeless people dream of a better life in the new decade
The birth of a New Year usually comes with new plans and hopes for the future. Despite their
‘I can see spiritually our people are getting poorer’
Elsa Van Der Merwe runs a campaign to provide clothes to the homeless in Sutherland in the Northern
More than 10 000 people left homeless after fire in Bangladesh
More than 10 000 people have been left homeless after a massive fire swept through a crowded slum in
Family of alleged homeless murderer speaks out
The family of a 34-year-old man accused of attempting to kill two homeless men at Muckluneck Park in
City of Cape Town offers Safe Space for homeless people
The City of Cape Town says it has helped hundreds of homeless people to get off the streets through