Date: 2021-10-04 04:41:51
City To Unveil Strides Made In Improving Well-Being Of Homeless Residents And Plans Afoot To Permanently Rid eThekwini Of T
ETHEKWINI NEWSFLASH
7 October 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City To Unveil Strides Made In Improving Well-Being Of Homeless Residents And Plans Afoot To Permanently Rid eThekwini Of This Scourge
While the national lockdown battered the economy, it also gave a new lease of life to people living in the streets.
Thanks to the city's 12 shelters that helped in the rehabilitation process of this part of the population and the life changing opportunities it ushered in.
To date multitudes of homeless people have been reunited with their families while others have been armed with self-help skills that shall assist in lifting them out of the inhumane life of the streets.
As part of the World Commemoration of Homeless Day, eThekwini Municipality will, on Saturday, 10 October, showcase the progress made in turning around the lives of the homeless.
On the day, the Municipality will also outline comprehensive plans to aggressively address homelessness.
Members of the media are cordially invited to cover the event as follows:
DATE: Saturday, 10 October 2020
TIME: 9H15-11H30
VENUE: Bellhaven Memorial Hall, 217 First Avenue (Opposite City View Shopping Centre previously known as Game City).
STREAMING LIVE: ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY’S FACEBOOK PAGE @eThekwiniM
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Issued by the eThekwini Municipality’s Acting Head of Communications Mandla Nsele.
For more information, contact eThekwini Municipality’s Spokesperson Msawakhe Mayisela on 060 966 4220.
