Articles for Vincent Lali

Ramaphosa asked to speak out on Uganda’s homophobic law

About 100 members of the LGBT community marched to Parliament

SACCAWU members march to Parliament

Union wants government to intervene in dispute with Makro

No water, electricity or toilets for 280 families in Khayelitsha informal settlement

Residents say they have lived without basic services for three years

Khayelitsha youths protest over lack of jobs and development

People’s lives are “not our responsibility” says NEHAWU leader

Hospitals disrupted as public sector strike intensifies

Clean newly formed settlements, demand shack dwellers

Only 16 of the 36 new occupations established following the outbreak of Covid have been recognised, says Khayelitsha subcouncil chairman

Learners march to Eskom as school has been without electricity for several months

SGB says that illegal connections are to blame for the outage

Protesters block major roads in Cape Town in cleaning contract dispute

Five arrested but not charged

Protesters block main road in Cape Town, demanding electricity

“Councillors fool us during election campaigns”

190 people left homeless after Khayelitsha fire

Families devastated, with newly-bought school uniforms and stationery burnt in the fire

Shoprite truck drivers protest for basic salary and transport allowance

Shosholoza Workers Union of South Africa say the matter is currently before the CCMA

Unions call for Western Cape to hire community health workers

“We won’t allow the Western Cape government to be the only province that doesn’t recognise community health workers,” says Vavi

Pollsmoor wardens picket for higher wages and better working conditions

“Minister Lamola can you work eight hours everyday for 11 days without a rest?”

Volunteers fill scores of rubbish bags during river clean-up

Mosselbank River Conservation Team in Cape Town mark World Clean-Up Day

Fed up with poor service, hundreds march to Eskom office in Khayelitsha

Residents want workers to return to the local office and for Eskom to fix high mast lights, transformers and faulty street lights in the community.

Wednesday of discontent: workers picket around the country

Demands range from cheaper taxi fares to a Basic Income Grant