![]() ![]() Please send us an email to or phone us on 083 625 4114. He said he regretted failing to renew his lifesaving permit on time as it had led to him losing.ĭo you have more information about the story? The former Durban beach lifesaver said his dream is to return to lifesaving or work at a municipal swimming pool. “Life is now difficult, I never thought that I would be homeless one day.” He said his problems began when his contract expired in April this year. “I stayed at my friend’s flat for about a month before finding a job at one of the contractors companies,” Ntunja said, adding that he then lived alone as his friend had relocated to Limpopo. Homeless Siboniso Ntunja said he came to Pretoria from KwaZulu-Natal early last year to seek for a job. She said homeless people faced a lot of problems in the street as men are attacked by criminals and women are raped. “People become homeless for various reasons such as being evicted from rented apartments after losing a job, lack of job opportunities, mental health problem and family feuds, among others.” HUP social worker Zanele Mngadi urges people to work with NGOs when helping homeless people. ![]() She said it was important for residents to know that various situations lead to homelessness and that anyone could end up homeless. Mngadi said that those who burn the property of homeless people are motivated by anger, and sometimes hatred, those who give money to them are motivated by love and desire to make a difference in society but are unaware that they may be making the problem worse. “Burning the property of homeless people in a bid to discourage them from staying in a particular area is unacceptable as it does not solve the problem of homelessness… it makes it worse.” A lot of homeless charities are trying to do campaigns making people aware of. ![]() “Please refrain from donating money directly to the homeless but donate it to non-profit organisations providing professional support to those homeless. When you walk past homeless people do you ever considering giving money. She added that such an exercise is wasteful as it promotes the use of drugs as well as homelessness. “Good Samaritans often donate money directly to the homeless not knowing that some are on drugs and would use it to feed their addiction rather than buy food,” she said. ![]()
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