Durban social worker helps homeless man return to Germany
Lasting solutions need to be found to the challenge of homelessness, especially those with mental health issues, says social worker Cathy Murugan
17 June 2025 - 04:30
When 69-year-old Rolf Schönhöfer boarded a plane bound for South Africa in December 2023, he believed he was fleeing persecution by the German government...
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