Deon Barry, a homeless man in Pretoria, struggles with cold and criticism but survives through small jobs.
Deon Barry asks motorists and passersby for donations at an intersection in Murrayfield, Pretoria, yesterday. Pictures: Michel Bega
“I am surviving. The people in this area take care of me. There are good people here and a few ars*holes who shout at me to get a job. Then I shout back, ‘Where? Can I come work for you?'” he says. “People stopped here, gave me black bags and R100 to clean my stop. So I did it, look at how neat it is here,” he says proudly.
Barry says living on the street isn’t a life. The city is planning to address the plight of the homeless in the capital after their numbers hit record levels this year.Deputy mayor Nasiphi Moya, who doubles as the MMC of community and social development services, says meetings like the recent Homeless Indaba will be hosted with non-profit organisations on World Homeless Day in October.
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