Homeless people challenge Cape Town by-laws in court | GroundUp
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Eleven homeless people in Cape Town have gone to court to have several City of Cape Town municipal by-laws declared unconstitutional and discriminatory. (...)
“The by-laws also make it a crime to ‘beg’,” the statement adds.
The first applicant, Carin Gelderbloem, lived on the streets in the city centre for nine years before moving to a homeless shelter last year. She said she was slapped with a R1,500 fine by a law enforcement officer for “littering and dumping” in 2019 while she was moving her few belongings.
