KNYSNA NEWS - Knysna deputy mayor Aubrey Tsengwa led a walkabout by members of the mayoral committee as they visited shelters for the homeless at Loerie Park last week.
The facility was established to ensure that the homeless people of Greater Knysna find sanctuary and that their exposure to the coronavirus is minimised.
It accommodates 85 women and men hailing from Knysna, Rheenendal and Sedgefield areas.
"We are here to have a sense of how the occupants of the shelter are staying in the facility," Tsengwa said on Tuesday 7 April. "We take it upon ourselves as the leadership of Knysna Municipality to ensure that all citizens, and in this case those that are less fortunate, are taken care of during these trying times."
The municipality ensures that occupants at this temporary shelter are served decent meals at least three times a day which are donated by local businesspeople, residents, church groups and the department of social development. The spacious environment affords the occupants an opportunity to socialise while maintaining social distancing, and showers at the facility ensure they can adhere to basic hygiene. Basic essentials such as soap for washing of clothes are also provided.
The deputy mayor thanked staff members who spend their time daily to ensure the facility is smoothly run.
Councillor Welcome Salaze, councillor Thando Matika, deputy mayor Aubrey Tsengwa, disaster manager Richard Meyer and director community services Eben Phillips at the Loerie Park temporary shelter for the homeless.
Deputy mayor Aubrey Tsengwa, disaster manager Richard Meyer, Speaker Titi Gombo, councillor Welcome Salaze and director of community services Eben Phillips at the Loerie Park temporary shelter for the homeless.
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