01-07-2025
LETTER: It's not normal to dig in bins for food
LETTER: It's not normal to dig in bins for food
Casey Andersohn, Cinderella, writes:
I stopped at a garage shop to buy a sandwich on my way to work the other day. When I left the shop a young guy was digging in a bin outside the door. He greeted me as I walked to my car.
A few thoughts flashed through my mind in a few seconds – how young he was, what it must be like to scavenge in a bin and the fact I just spent R40 on a sandwich while he was digging in a bin for food.
I gave him R10, for which he was very grateful.
On second thoughts, I should have given him my sandwich.
Nonetheless, R10 is not going to render me broke.
I know many beggars are on drugs and are con artists.
Some are downright scary.
Those who beg with children really should be hauled over the coals by the authorities.
Why are there so many children begging on the streets of Boksburg, especially near East Rand Mall? Not an adult in sight.
I've seen them get up in the morning from their sleeping spot next to the mall's perimeter on Bentel Avenue.
This isn't normal. The answer isn't to give them money. But what other answer is there if you want to help one of them?
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