Pretoria

IPitoli, edolobheni laseTshwane esifundazweni saseGauteng, iyinhloko-dolobha yezombusazwe yaseNingizimu Afrika, futhi iyidolobha elixubile elinemizi yasesikhungweni sombuso kanye nemiphakathi enothile neswele ngokulinganayo. Ukuphila lapha kuyahluka kakhulu—kukhona izindawo ezinothile eziseduze nezakhiwo zikahulumeni, kodwa naseduze kukhona nemigwaqo lapho abantu abaningi bezama ukuphila ngosuku nosuku. Ngokusho kwemibiko yakamuva, isamba semali engenayo yekhaya elilodwa eTshwane silinganiselwa cishe ku-R170,000 ngonyaka, kodwa lokhu akubonisi umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwabantu abanemali neabangenayo. Ucwaningo olwenziwa ngo-2015 yiTshwane Homelessness Task Team lwathola ukuthi bangaphezu kuka-4,000 abantu abangenamakhaya edolobheni laseTshwane, futhi inombolo le ngokuqinisekile isikhulile kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Uma udinga usizo, i-Tshwane Leadership Foundation isebenza kanzima ukusiza abantu abangenamakhaya ukuthola indawo yokuhlala nokudla, i-Salvation Army iPitoli inikeza ukudla nezindawo zokulala ezweni eliqandayo, futhi i-Khulisa Social Solutions isiza abantu abasengozini ukuthola usizo lwezengqondo nezokuphila. Uma ubona lokhu kunzima, wazi ukuthi awuwedwa kulesi sikhathi—kukhona abantu abasazi ukuthi ukuphila akulula, futhi ukuphila kwakho kubalulekile.