As temperatures in Johannesburg drop below freezing, the city's homeless are accusing the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) of confiscating their blankets in the early hours of the morning. GREG NICOLSON goes in search of the cold characters making the allegations, the vulnerable without a blanket for warmth.
"Feels like you want to die," says 25-year-old Sonya, sitting in the central bus terminal, Gandhi Square. She's wearing cargo pants, a jacket and her head is covered for warmth. She's polite, only speaking when she has something to say.
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