EWN: SA's Forgotten Citizens Podcast

In this episode, we will be looking at what homeless people, especially women, do when they feel unsafe. Safety and security is one of the rights we are entitled to. But being forced to live on the street means you’re at the mercy of the night. For women, finding safety alone can be difficult and have to ensure that they stay in groups to reduce their chances of being exposed to vulnerability.

EWN spoke to five homeless people throughout Johannesburg to find out if they would like to participate in the upcoming elections and how they felt about being sidelined in exercising one of the most important rights South Africans are entitled to. In this episode of SA’s forgotten citizens: The homeless and the hopeless, we look at the psychological toll of homelessness on people who end up living on the streets. We speak to clinical psychologist Tebhoho Monyamane who explains to EWN how living on the streets has an impact on development and how it leads to trauma.

EWN spoke to five homeless people throughout Johannesburg to find out if they would like to participate in the upcoming elections and how they felt about being sidelined in exercising one of the most important rights South Africans are entitled to. In this episode we introduce you to the five homeless people that we spoke to, all coming from different backgrounds.

Voting is a right bestowed on every South African citizen, including people who live in other countries while remaining citizens of SA. But our homeless feel separated from the process. And it’s not just because they don’t have a hand in the working environment in the country. EWN speaks to five homeless people throughout Johannesburg to find out if they will be participating in the elections.