Homeless

Depressed Homeless Man Sits In The Same Corner For 3 Years Then Curious Mom Steps In He sat on the same street corner for three years in Webster, Texas. He would stand out there in all kinds of weather too. Who truly pays attention to those people begging on the…

September 4, (THEWILL) – The torrential rain fall that lasted for several hours on Monday, has rendered residents of Achusa, Wurukum and Gboko road settlements homeless, as many houses were submerged. This is coming shortly after the Commissioner for Water Resources, Environment and Climate Change, Mr Ogwu Odoh, called on…

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (RNS) — On a papal visit largely absorbed by the global concerns of this central Asian country’s two superpower neighbors, China and Russia, the pope shifted the focus Monday (Sept. 4) to Mongolia’s most vulnerable, christening a building that offers shelter to the unhoused and to victims of…

JOHANNESBURG - The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa says the city of Johannesburg has a constitutional obligation to house the poor, who would otherwise be homeless. The city is blaming NGOs that fight evictions for the fire at an abandoned building on Thursday. Read More

It seems nothing can hold Rihanna back from her philanthropic efforts — not even recently giving birth to a second child. As The Shade Room previously reported, the singer and A$AP Rocky welcomed their second son on August 3rd. RELATED: Family Of 4! Rihanna & A$AP Rocky Reportedly Welcomed Their Second…

Detectives in St James have arrested a suspect in relation to the murder of five homeless people between June and August of this year. The arrest was made on Thursday, August 31 after the police used forensic evidence and technological capabilities to link the suspect to the cases. The suspect,…

The province's two-year homelessness action plan includes $5 million to support up to an additional 450 winter spaces, but funding permanent spaces to reduce the need for temporary space is preferred. Published Sep 01, 2023  •  Last updated Sep 01, 2023  •  2 minute read City Hall is visible in…

Over 70 people killed in Joburg fire Over 70 people died in a five-story building at Johannesburg fire on Thursday. The building is reportedly abandoned and a habitat for homeless people, but the officials are yet to know the cause of the fire. Johannesburg city manager Floyd Brink said 200…

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A nighttime fire ripped through a rundown apartment building mainly occupied by homeless people and squatters in Johannesburg early Thursday, leaving at least 74 dead, officials said. Some people threw babies out of third-story windows to others waiting below in the desperate scramble to evacuate, witnesses said.…

The train delays that affected thousands of World Cup fans after the Matildas' game against England on Wednesday night were caused by a mentally ill homeless man who was under the influence of drugs. He admitted to cutting cables in the Ashfield station relay room. Police estimate up to 100,000…