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Homeless man finds hope after 30 years

Cape Argus

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June 09, 2025

IT WAS a significant moment for a man who has been living on the streets for the past 30 years to be placed in a shelter and start rebuilding his life.

- GENEVIEVE SERRA

Homeless man finds hope after 30 years

This was thanks to the efforts of the Sea Point City Improvement District (CID) and their field officer, Pedro Bosch.

The field officer had been working behind the scenes for the past five years with the man, who cannot be identified due to the sensitive nature of his circumstances.

According to Heather Tager, chief operations officer of the Sea Point CID, the man is now set to own an identity document and will even be able to get a government grant.

She explained that the patience of the field worker earned the man’s trust, and he agreed to move to a shelter.

“The gentleman in question who was on the streets for 30 years was offered assistance by our previous field officers,’ said Tager.

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