After their shelters were ‘unlawfully’ destroyed by ‘law enforcement’ in violation of a court order permitting them to live there, 33 homeless Alberts Farm Conservancy residents settle for compensation of R1,800 each .
‘I have realised that I don’t have a chance, I failed to get them to leave us alone or leave our things alone,’ said Victor, a homeless man who lost all his belongings when he and up to 20 other people were evicted from the Alberts Farm Conservancy in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
‘Despair can come from deep grief, but it can also be a defence against the risks of bitter disappointment and shattering heartbreak. Resignation and cynicism are easier, more self-soothing postures that do not require the raw vulnerability and tragic risk of hope. To choose hope is to step f.