Homeless

Evicted waste pickers must be allowed to earn a living, court rules

Supreme Court of Appeal dismisses appeal by City of Johannesburg

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Law | 30 April 2025

Disabled man’s bucket urinal system keeps Joburg streets clean

Thabo Khumalo makes R70 a day renting out his buckets to passers-by

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Photo Essay | 28 March 2025

Pilot project to count homeless people in Cape Town

Volunteers hope the data they collect can be used to improve services

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Brief | 5 December 2024

Castle occupiers removed

The group had been living on the grounds since 2020 but the high court recently granted an order to evict them

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News | 1 November 2024

Angry community removes people occupying railway buildings

This followed outrage in Bethlehem, Free State, after a 17-year-old learner was raped while walking home from school last week

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Brief | 28 October 2024

PRASA dealt with the Foreshore evictees in bad faith, says Ndifuna Ukwazi attorney

The rail agency has finally returned the group’s belongings, but in poor condition, say the evictees

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Brief | 16 October 2024

How business can help end homelessness

Homelessness is a shared, fixable problem

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Opinion | 10 October 2024

Occupiers evicted from Alex social housing containers

Mayco member says removal had to take place to make way for rightful beneficiaries. But it has taken the City of Johannesburg years to place people in these containers.

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News | 12 September 2024