Durban Residents Start Campaign To Remove Homeless And Drug Addicts

Residents at the Durban CBD have started a campaign to remove homeless people and drug addicts from parks and other public areas. Albert Park and Warwick Junction are among the areas that have been occupied following a raid by authorities under a flyover to the M4 next to the port in October last year.

Residents say they want to be able to use these public areas without fearing for their safety.

Homeless people moved into Albert Park following a raid by authorities in October last year, under a bridge across the road from where motorists were being targeted. Now, people living near the park say drugs are being sold there, while pedestrians are also being mugged.

Residents have now taken it upon themselves to rid the park of homeless people, who have erected temporary shelters. Some of the homeless living in the park have also moved on to Warwick triangle, an area used mainly by taxis and hawkers.

Residents of the area have taken it upon themselves to get rid of the homeless.