30 Gauteng schools to house the homeless during lockdown
Gauteng has identified 30 school with hostel facilities to house homeless people during the 21-day lockdown.
Panyaza Lesufi, who is the acting MEC of Social Development in Gauteng, said the government would continue with intervention to the vulnerable groups in the province.
Lesufi said in a bid to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, the provincial government will divert resources to bolster social services support to the homeless through using existing school infrastructure.
Homeless people from the Joburg CBD, Roodepoort, Midrand, Sandton, Randburg CBD, Hyde Park, Rosebank, Auckland Park, Booysens and Brixton will be housed at the following schools:
- Queens High School
- King Edward VII Preparatory School
- Jeppe High School for Boys
- Parktown Boys’ High School
The homeless from the Boksburg CBD, Kempton Park, Benoni, Germiston, Alberton, Brakpan and Springs will find shelter at Laerskool Elspark.
Homeless people from Tshwane CBD, Centurion, Silverton, Sunnyside, Menlyn, Lynnwood, Cullinan, Bronkhorstspruit will be staying at:
- Prinshofskool
- Pretoriaskool Vir Serebraal Gestremdes
- Transoranje- Skool Vir Dowes
Mogale City’s homeless people will be accommodated at Laerskool Puerperal while Phoenix Secondary, Hoërskool, VanderbijlPark and General Smuts High Schools will be where the Vaal and Sedibeng’s homeless people will stay.
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