How will homeless people in South Africa spend Christmas?
About 50,000 people live on the streets in the country's major cities. Mpho Lakaje speaks to a man living on Durban's beachfront - where tourists flock to enjoy Christmas.
鈥淔or people to be seeing me like this today, I feel embarrassed. I won鈥檛 lie to you. There are times when I want to go home and talk to them, but I鈥檓 thinking I might get rejected鈥� - Brian Singh, a homeless man in Durban, South Africa
Around this time of the year, Durban in South Africa attracts hundreds of thousands of local and international visitors.
This is due to its warm weather, sea, theme parks, restaurants, bars and affordable accommodation.
Sadly though, not everyone is walking around the streets of the coastal city with a broad smile on their face.
Today Africa Daily鈥檚 Mpho Lakaje visits Durban and meets people who鈥檝e been homeless for years due to various reasons, including joblessness and family disputes.
So, how are people in such situations spending Christmas?
Podcast
-
![]()
Africa Daily
One question to wake up to every weekday morning. One story from Africa, for Africa
