Ahead of the local government elections on 4 November, homeless community members—supported by the Denis Hurley Centre—presented the 2026 National Homeless Manifesto to representatives of major political parties in eThekwini, including the ANC, DA, EFF, and MK Party. The manifesto was originally launched on World Homeless Day (10 October) following extensive national consultations with members of the National Homeless Network and various supporting organizations. Colleen Mmakhubele spoke to Dr Raymond Perrier Director Denis Hurley Centre Durban Founder member National homeless network, Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster Co-founder and Deputy Leader of Build One South Africa (BOSA), Commissioner Henk Boshof South African Human Rights Commission and Cllr Fana Mkhonza National Deputy Secretary-General and Councillor for the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP).