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WATCH: Life adjacent – The narrow gap between those with homes and those without

When speaking with people in unhoused communities or shelters around Cape Town, an issue that is brought up again and again is the harmful assumptions others make about them. There are a range of factors that can lead to a person losing their home – a shrinking job market, domestic abuse, gang violence, addiction, mental health struggles or economic shocks like the Covid-19 pandemic. What remains consistent is how difficult it is to escape homelessness.
WATCH: Life adjacent – The narrow gap between those with homes and those without Tents and makeshift shelters near the Castle of Good Hope on Strand Street, 24 July 2024, Cape Town. (Photo: David Harrison)
Tamsin Metelerkamp
By Tamsin Metelerkamp
12 Aug 2024
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  • Video filmed by: Bernard Kotze
  • Video edited by: Rufaro Chiswo
  • Producer: Emilie Gambade
  • Subbing by: Kevin Flynn

Comments (3)

will18 Aug 13, 2024, 07:37 AM

Is there any study of CT homeless people showing reasons for homelessness at a population level? It would be useful to report on this.

cwf5108@gmail.com Aug 13, 2024, 04:35 PM

Findings stated in summary above as well as in video are valid worldwide. The real questions are: 1] Where did the person came from (last work location); 2] Why is this same exercise not done in other major RSA Cities and compared; 3] Why not use the same staff that did this exercise, do 2] above

karencain013@gmail.com Aug 15, 2024, 07:22 PM

I would like to send Tamsin a video made in 2022 called "Cape Town living on the street' but it will not allow me to copy and paste here. I am the social worker at The Service Dining Rooms, perhaps if I had an email address I would be able to send it that way?