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They are now walking in the street putting them in danger of being knocked over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLaw enforcement comes and lets them break down their shelters and tells them to go, but tomorrow they are back again. Vasco station the same story. On the sidewalk and along the side of the pet shop too and it is unsafe and unbearable to walk there. It feels like you are walking through a sewer plant,\u201d said Christina Shepard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou are on your way to the store, but it stinks so badly that you get nauseous and when you are in the grocery store you do not even want to buy food. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an absolute disgrace to say I live in Goodwood which was once a well-regarded area and is now compared to areas where there is rubbish and toilet facilities outside where the children should actually be able to play. But even that has been taken away from our younger generation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Antoinette Steenkamp said \u201cnever have you heard of such a thing and to expose all our children to it, even in the parks. What should our offspring build if everything smells like a sewer tank\u201d? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the City of Cape Town, the two-year national state of disaster and related economic impact has led to unmatched levels of homelessness in the city \u2013 with many people sleeping in public places, including sidewalks, parks, road reserves and under bridges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given this situation, only a unique and unprecedented response will help people off the streets in Cape Town and ensure that public places are available for wider public use. <link-app1>More safe spaces<\/link-app1><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The City of Cape Town is proactively dealing with this situation by: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Expanding City-run safe spaces beyond the central business district and Bellville: A total of R142 million is allocated to operate and expand these facilities over the next three years. A further R10 million is allocated for this winter to expand shelter beds at NGO-run shelters. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stepping up efforts to assess the circumstances of those on the streets, and offer shelter or social assistance: <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>City social development staff are currently busy with a city-wide process of conducting social assessments of those who are homeless. This includes the reasons for homelessness, physical and mental health, living conditions, sources of income. 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