‘It will break you’: Homeless man living on Table Mountain for 10 years shares daily reality

Kabous Le Roux – 18 March 2026

A homeless Capetonian living on Table Mountain for a decade reveals his daily life, survival tactics and the hidden mental toll of rough sleeping.

A call to CapeTalk has pulled back the curtain on life on Table Mountain, after a homeless man who has lived there for nearly a decade shared his daily reality, survival strategies and views on the city…

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