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‘Trauma is the problem’ — unpacking the factors behind homelessness in Cape Town

Maverick Citizen

‘Trauma is the problem’ — unpacking the factors behind homelessness in Cape Town

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Castle of Good Hope occupiers evicted under court order

South Africa

Castle of Good Hope occupiers evicted under court order

By Matthew Hirsch

Behind the Cape Town homelessness story — journalist Tamsin Metelerkamp dives deep into Safe Space One shelter

Blog

Behind the Cape Town homelessness story — journalist Tamsin Metelerkamp dives deep into Safe Space One shelter

By Daily Maverick

City of Cape Town starts moving people living on city centre streets following court judgment

Maverick News

City of Cape Town starts moving people living on city centre streets following court judgment

By Matthew Hirsch

Criminalisation will not resolve Cape Town’s broken housing system and the plight of the homeless

South Africa

Criminalisation will not resolve Cape Town’s broken housing system and the plight of the homeless

By Jonty Cogger and Danielle Louw

A space of healing and hope: Philisa Abafazi Bethu’s new family centre in Retreat

South Africa

A space of healing and hope: Philisa Abafazi Bethu’s new family centre in Retreat

By Suné Payne

Beware the violence of intimacy: On consent and safe spaces

Magazine

Beware the violence of intimacy: On consent and safe spaces

By Catherine Del Monte

Seeking a safe space: 'It’s not nice to see your mother beg'

South Africa

Seeking a safe space: 'It’s not nice to see your mother beg'

By Hlumela Dyantyi & Suné Payne