Bergie
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bergie-280-12132781
title:
Bergie
text:
Bergie is a term used for a subsection of homeless people in Cape Town, South Africa. The word originates from the Afrikaans berg meaning "mountain" – the term originally referred to the homeless people who sheltered in the forests of the slopes of Table Mountain. The synonymous term stroller typically refers to street children living a bergie lifestyle. They are vagrants and scavengers, sometimes begging, performing odd jobs or working as informal car guards for tips. Most of them are Cape Colo
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Subsection of homeless people in Cape Town, South Africa
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergie
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date modified:
2024-04-10T11:56:24Z
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