A lifeline for the homeless people in eThekwini
(WorldNews Africa)

As South Africa moves to level three of the Covid-19 lockdown, the eThekwini municipality is preparing to close down most of the camps for the homeless people it has been running and consolidate their remaining 1 800 residents into three permanent sites. With the lessening of restrictions on personal movement, the residents of the camps will be allowed to leave during the day and return at night to the three safe sites, where they will continue to sleep. The city is also setting up a harm-reduction centre to provide medical treatment and support services for recovering drug addicts, including those who have undergone methadone therapy at one of the camps, in the underground parking lot of...