Articles for Vincent Lali
Hundreds protest against arrest of murder suspects in Philippi
Police use teargas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters who were demanding release of community patrol members
By Vincent Lali
News | 18 September 2017
Clashes in Khayelitsha following land occupation
“I have no source of income because I’m jobless but I have to pay R500 to my landlord monthly”
By Vincent Lali, Mary-Anne Gontsana and Thembela Ntongana
News | 21 August 2017
Janitors struggle to cope with Wallacedene’s filthy toilets
City promises immunisation shots for workers and that all necessary equipment and chemicals will be delivered
By Vincent Lali
News | 24 July 2017
10111 agents down phones
Call centre employees strike over poor working conditions and low salaries
By Vincent Lali
News | 19 July 2017
Where a house for one means homelessness for another
Many people have lost their backyard shacks after RDP houses built in Wallacedene
By Vincent Lali
News | 18 July 2017
Families in the dark waiting for Eskom
Many Wallacedene residents have been without electricity because of faulty installation
By Vincent Lali
News | 13 July 2017
Khayelitsha residents build “speed bumps” after man killed by speeding taxi
In protest they also blocked a main road with a shipping container
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 27 June 2017
Formal homeowners fight informal settlement neighbours over electricity
“We know we break the law by making illegal connections but we have no choice”
By Vincent Lali
News | 22 June 2017
Agents threaten to close down police call centre
Call centre agents say salary increase was agreed to in 2013
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 7 June 2017