Days numbered for Struben Street shelter for homeless in Pretoria CBD
(World News South Africa)

Pretoria - The contorversial No 2 Struben Street shelter for the homeless in the CBD will be subjected to a “phased closure” and eventually decommissioned post lockdown. MEC of Social Development, Dr Nomathembu Mokgethi, informed the occupants during a visit yesterday. The MEC was on a tour of various homeless shelters to inform people about an exit strategy at the end of the lockdown. Mokgethi was accompanied by officials from the department and the City of Tshwane. The...