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City adds R10 million to homeless budget

City adds R10 million to homeless budget

The City spends R65 million a year to aid street-based people and the additional funding is set for distribution to NGO-run shelters to scale up bed availability. The NGO recipients still has to be decided and this can only be done once the Grant-in-Aid application...
U-turn Church House

U-turn Church House

How did a teacher and a graphic designer become ‘parents’ to a group of men who were once homeless, addicted or involved in gangsterism? How does this refresh them and why do they say it’s important to share their own struggles with the guys? Read More :...
New director holds the course

New director holds the course

Knighton-Fitt completed a theology qualification at Cornerstone Institute in 1995. He then worked in IT for a bit before joining City Mission in Cape Town in 2000. Working his way up, he became acting CEO of City Mission in 2005 and CEO in 2006. During his time there...