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DEMAND JOBS: ‘LEAVE US ALONE, WE BOTHER NO ONE’
Vagrants refuse to leave
Jonathan Miller speaks to TygerBurger on how they were moved from the open land in Sanddrift numerous times, but refuse to leave permanently. PHOTO: KAILIN DANIELS
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“W
e won’t leave until we get jobs”. These are the words of vagrants occupying a piece of land on Bosmansdam Road in Sanddrift, demanding jobs from government. The vagrants who moved here during the winter of 2017, have sparked outrage in
Sanddrift, and residents are desperate to have them removed. According to one of the vagrants, Jonathan Miller, they had set up camp in Montague Gardens before being evicted there. “I had a home and a job many years ago, but things went sideways and I ended up on the streets. All we want is jobs to be able to afford a house and have a comfortable life. Being evicted from here will not be a solu-
tion. We will continue to come back,” Miller said. The vagrants, who have been evicted numerous times, said they lost faith in the government. The well-spoken Miller said his partner, Daphné Marcus, were issued with a number of fines for illegally occupying the piece of land where they have put up their makeshift home. “We form part of the community and look
out for one another. Where are we suppose to go? We have been in a shelter before, but our goods get stolen and we are not allowed to be there during the day. My fiancé, Daphné used to work for the City of Cape Town’s Expanded Public Works Programme for six months, but she was never asked to return. All we want is jobs and to be left alone. We bother no one,” he said. V To page 8
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