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Esther Lewis

Mfuleni soup kitchen battles to feed hundreds of hungry mouths, for some their only meal of the day

South Africa

Mfuleni soup kitchen battles to feed hundreds of hungry mouths, for some their only meal of the day

By Tariro Washinyira

Cape Town mother forced to beg for nappies for disabled son highlights plight of impoverished parents

Maverick Citizen

Cape Town mother forced to beg for nappies for disabled son highlights plight of impoverished parents

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

No shelters or ‘safe spaces’ in Mitchells Plain, say growing number of homeless persons

South Africa

No shelters or ‘safe spaces’ in Mitchells Plain, say growing number of homeless persons

By Sandiso Phaliso

Homeless shelter battles on as donations shrink during pandemic

South Africa

Homeless shelter battles on as donations shrink during pandemic

By Marecia Damons