Homelessness in Pretoria: Exploring the survival challenges of the homeless and their right to the city

Homelessness in Pretoria: Exploring the survival challenges of the homeless and their right to the city

Author: 
Kriel, Inge
Place: 
Oxon
Publisher: 
Taylor & Francis Group
Date published: 
2017
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Responsibility: 
Tembe, Miriam Júlia Paulo, jt. author
Mashava, Victoria, jt. authorRuvarashe
Source: 
Development Southern Africa, Vol. 34, No. 4, July 2017, pp. 428-438
Abstract: 

This article documents the biographies of 60 homeless people from a range of different backgrounds in South Africa's capital city of Pretoria. The article focuses on their right to the city and how the lack thereof affects their daily lives. It explores the challenges they face on a daily basis and the different strategies they implement in mitigating these challenges.

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CITATION: Kriel, Inge. Homelessness in Pretoria: Exploring the survival challenges of the homeless and their right to the city . Oxon : Taylor & Francis Group , 2017. Development Southern Africa, Vol. 34, No. 4, July 2017, pp. 428-438 - Available at: https://library.au.int/frhomelessness-pretoria-exploring-survival-challenges-homeless-and-their-right-city