As lawyers battle it out at the Cape Town High Court over 'homeless fines', little has been said about the courageous street dweller at the heart of it all, who feels that living on the street and ill-treatment by the City has stripped her of her dignity - which she's fighting to reclaim.
Carin Gelderbloem has been homeless for close to nine years. After being moved from place to place, she's settled in a small corner of a Cape Town park. Two tents have been set up for shelter, housing her and a few friends who have now become family.
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