A group of at least 50 homeless people living alongside the R101 Old Johannesburg Road in Centurion are not interested in relocating to a shelter.
Spokesperson Lindela Mashigo explained that a social worker from the Community and Social Development Services had visited the area to assess the situation on November 22 after reports from a local company.He said the social worker interviewed the group on the possibility of their relocation to a shelter.
“I feel bad for the children that live at the site who are subjected to living under such harsh and unhealthy living conditions. Whitear said there was a public meeting in the area about four months ago with all the relevant key role players, including the city manager.Wierdabrug Sector 3 CPF chairperson Hentie van Staden said extra patrols have been arranged to monitor the situation.
“It’s an area where drugs are used a lot, but we haven’t been able to confirm drug distribution from this area yet, though we have had multiple complaints from residents.”“We have a spot in Wierdapark that has been taken over completely by vagrants, and they all sleep near the shops at the Wierdapark centre at night.”
Billson said despite reaching out to various departments to have the matter addressed, her efforts yielded minimal results. In October last year, Billson told Rekord that residents had signed a petition and approached the Gauteng government for help.
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