192 people were left homeless when 81 structures were destroyed in a fire in Town Two, Khayelitsha in Cape Town on Saturday morning.

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Some 200 people met on Thursday at the Brixton Multipurpose Centre for the first day of the National Conversation about Homelessness.

In our series on homelessness, GroundUp looks at how people lacking the very basics of life are managing to get by.

The skyrocketing number of homeless people shocked many as stats showed an increase of homeless people has more than doubled.

Hundreds volunteered to count the homeless people living on the streets of Tshwane in hopes to get accurate data and steps needed to assist.

As South Africa’s economy staggers, two in five adults are unemployed and “villages” of homeless people are springing up in our cities.

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The initiative was started last year by the eThekwini Municipality and has restored hope to 27 young people.

‘This is a result of the ANC having zero will towards the people of SA,’ wrote one person after seeing the homeless man losing his blanket.

‘This will always be funny to those who live an easy life,’ a social media user wrote after the video of homeless people was shared online.

Law enforcement officers in Cape Town have fined over 20 homeless people for a number of offences that they cannot pay.

35 people remained homeless when authorities demolished a residential building at Jerusalem as the owner lacked Israeli construction permits.

Singer Zahara – who stands to lose her home should she not settle her loan – has humbly asked her fans to donate money to her.

The City of Cape Town has denied claims that its officials put up a set of ‘offensive’ anti-homeless stickers in a local shopping centre.

Producer and comedian of the ‘Blacks Only Comedy’ – David Kau is about to lose his house for reportedly failing to pay his R1 million loan.

‘My life is in shambles’: DJ Sithelo Shozi has responded hilariously, in an Instagram Live video. to claims she is homeless.

Netizens are in fits of laughter over a beggar trying to cash in on people’s hatred of EFF leader Julius Malema. Take a look…

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A scuffle had ensued after the Cape Town law enforcement officer instructed the homeless man to put out a small fire he had started

Kanye West paid for almost 4000 gifts to be given away at a festive toy drive in his native Chicago over the weekend.

The City of Cape Town said on Sunday it would be spending just shy of R27m on interventions for homeless people in this financial year.

Rajah Brigmohun was down to his last R9 – and then something miraculous happened: A philanthropist chose to give R10 000 to the homeless man.

South African philanthropist BI Phakathi has warmed many hearts after giving a homeless man R10 000 to open his dream business.

The artist, Willem Pretorius, believes that a ‘bergie’ stole his painting worth R100k after mistaking it for a television.