Cape Town mayor launches upgraded Haven Night Shelter [SOUND]

# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has launched the expanded Haven Night Shelter in Kensington following the metro’s 12-million-rand upgrade project. The expansion has resulted in beds increasing from 80 to 200 at the facility. Cape Town has allocated 100-million-rand in this financial year alone to help more people off the streets. Hill-Lewis says this is in line with the metro’s pledge to help many more people to rebuild their lives off the streets, while restoring previously occupied public spaces: