#TheStreetPeople | Helpless, Hapless and Homeless

David Gemmell|Published

"The Housing Shortage is just a rumour put out by people who have nowhere to live”

The Painter & The Craftsman

David Gemmell|Published

Cross lives in Melville, but comes to Greenside because there are “too many people selling crafts in Melville”.

The return of the TrashJunkies

David Gemmell|Published

Glenhazel supermarket helps feed poor recyclers

#TheStreetPeople : Show them a picture, they will make it

David Gemmell|Published

Wire Artists from Zimbabwe market their wares as one, but each is an individual

#TheStreetPeople : Roses are a family's lifeline

David Gemmell|Published

Johannes Thungo supports nine people by selling fresh flowers in the street

#TheStreetPeople : The Knitting Lady at corner Jan Smuts and Conrad Drive

David Gemmell|Published

Michelle has a plan which includes travelling and teaching women to knit

#TheStreetPeople: The hunchback of Bompass Road

David Gemmell|Published

He doesn’t feel the slightest bit of unhappiness about his predicament. ‘I will never be cross. It’s the way God put me. ’

My new approach to street people: get to know them

David Gemmell|Published

I often tip them. Buy from them. Fist-pump them. Sometimes I ignore them. Once in a blue moon, I try and run them over. Now I've decided to learn something about ...