The plight of homeless people has recently been spotlighted by activists fighting against Cape Town by-laws which allegedly prejudice those who sleep on the streets.
One of Melville's homeless pulling a trolley of recyclables down Main Road. Picture: Simnikiwe Hlatshaneni
In some instances, the latter is a euphemism for petty drug dealing in mostly cannabis and scrapings of methamphetamine and glue and is often at the behest of drug lords living in far better circumstances than the desperate distributors at the end of the supply chain. As coins are slowly dropped into worn cups and grubby hands, urges and needs are scantly provided for including drugs and food, but there is never enough for shelter.According to City of Johannesburg spokesperson Nthatisi Modingoane, the metro has been hit by a drastic increase in the number of people living and working on the streets.
Through partnerships with NGOs and the business sector, the city’s Homeless Task Team have drafted the Gauteng City Region Strategy on Street Adult Homelessness 2020-2024. Pending further inputs, this strategy will be submitted to the national Department of Social Development.But as the third most densely populated city in the country, Johannesburg is perpetually backlogged in dealing with high numbers of homeless people and the socio-economic issues around them.
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