Articles for Vincent Lali
City of Cape Town promises to fix vandalised Khayelitsha market
Toilets are filthy, lights have been stripped, roofs are broken
By Vincent Lali
News | 25 January 2022
Khayelitsha couple turns dump site into community garden
They are hoping to expand and grow more items on a bigger plot
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 14 December 2021
Delft landlords battle as power outages chase tenants away
Eskom says illegal electricity connections and vandalism in Delft alone have cost it about R10 million since April
By Vincent Lali
News | 30 November 2021
There have been nearly 1,200 shack fires in Cape Town this year, claiming over 80 lives
The City used to provide kits swiftly for fire victims but the end of a grant means that SASSA has taken this over, and help comes much slower
By Vincent Lali
News | 16 September 2021
Baby drowns in tub filled with water from leaking shack
Khayelitsha residents demand better living conditions
By Vincent Lali
News | 2 September 2021
Delft families waiting for years to have electricity restored
Power outage blamed on illegal connections at Tsunami informal settlement
By Vincent Lali
News | 23 August 2021
Small traders suffering as a result of Cape Town taxi violence
“When the taxi drivers shoot at each other, we lie on the ground next to our stock”
By Vincent Lali
News | 23 July 2021
When will the taxi violence end, asks Cape Town commuter desperate to get to work
The government must step in and stop the strike, otherwise we will lose our jobs, says store cashier
By Vincent Lali and Ashraf Hendricks
Brief | 21 July 2021
Khayelitsha’s toilets choked with filth despite mayor’s promise to clean up
A month ago the Cape Town mayor promised the toilets in Site B would be fixed up. This week he promised again.
By Vincent Lali
News | 16 July 2021