Umbilo calls for urgent action on drug abuse and homelessness crisis

Drug addicts returned to occupy the pavement with makeshift tents along Che Guevara Road, formerly known as Moore Road, under the M4 southern freeway. Durban metro police are hot on the heels of the drug dealers. TheUmbilo Business Associationsaid the zone cannot become a constructive, multi-faceted, and thriving port precinct and cultural hub if drug addicts and the homeless are not removed from the M4 southern freeway, near Albert Park, in Durban.

The eThekwini Municipality is under relentless pressure from motorists, businesses, and the DA to clear drug abusers from Che Guevara Road, previously Moore Road. In a statement on Facebook, the Durban metro police said they were getting to the bottom of the drug problem that has caused drug addicts to build makeshift tents that encroached on one of the lanes, obstructing traffic on Che Guevara Road and the Albert Park area. This thoroughfare leads to the Durban Port and CBD. The development of theSakhithemba Homeless Shelterin Illovo is designed to provide more than just housing, with a focus on: in Illovo is designed to provide more than just housing, with a focus on: On Thursday, eThekwini Mayor Councillor Cyril Xaba conducted an oversight visit to Che Guevara Road.