Call for Cape residents to rally against Strandfontein Covid-19 shelter

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Call for Cape residents to rally against Strandfontein Covid-19 shelter Residents have called on to take a stand against the Strandfontein temporary shelter provided by the City of Cape Town.

Cape Town - Residents have called on to take a stand against the Strandfontein temporary shelter provided by the City of Cape Town in response to the Covid-19 lockdown.

"The crisis calls on all of us to nurture a deeper and more profound sense of our shared humanity, to act with overwhelming generosity and to ensure the most vulnerable residents do not suffer harm. Although the City must take measures to contain the virus, we expect politicians and city officials to lead with moral integrity and compassion.

We have heard the concerns of public health doctors who cannot understand how the relocation camp keeps homeless people and the city safe from the spread of Covid-19. In fact, it makes homeless people more vulnerable to infection because basic precautions have not been put in place. People are crowded into tents and forced to queue for food and toilets. There are no attempts to sanitise surfaces regularly or ensure regular hand washing.

We have heard the concerns of lawyers and human rights monitors about the way homeless people are being taken and detained inside the camp and their fears that the situation is violating basic human rights.

 

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I uderstand that some homeless want to leave.... My question is leave to go where?

Where do we meet ,

EFF_Cape_Metro has objected against from the outset.

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