and the government to supply them with food and shelter. The recyclers live in plastic makeshift shacks at the banks of Hennops River.
“I came here to do some recycling work. But now we are able to do anything because of coronavirus. We don’t have anything to eat. Our children back home are also suffering. We live in plastic shelters. When it rains life is tough but when there’s no rain we can survive and take care of our families.”
“We only heard about it through the radio. We don’t even know whether we have it or not. We call upon the government to come and conduct tests on us,” says one homeless person. “This coronavirus is giving us problems. Some us, we do not have partners. We are breadwinners ourselves, and we are here to make end meets, so using our own hands.”
A local resident Steven van der Westhuizen, who is trying to help them, is appealing to government and business to intervene.
Dish Mara this is bad yoh
artistsonjaosi1 Well gosh.. .imagine how the homed ones feel who have to pay rates bonds or rent
It's a reality, we don't have any where to sell our products we accumulated. Bet you when we are allowed to trade, the big guns will offer pittance for what it is actually worth.
Challenge to all South African's can we pledge as little as R50 to helping these people in the coming days please
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