Articles for Vincent Lali
Cape Town neighbourhood is buried in rubbish
The City will use the public works programme to employ cleaners after a contractor withdrew due to extortion threats
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 20 December 2024
Funza Park: from cherished playground to rubbish dump
Residents want the neglected playground in Harare, Khayelitsha, refurbished
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 2 December 2024
Khayelitsha residents up in arms over poor sanitation and “crumbling” homes
SANCO also wants the City of Cape Town and not national government to be responsible for helping fire victims
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 21 November 2024
800 families share two “illegal” taps
Mfuleni residents have also had to resort to digging holes to bury human waste
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 20 November 2024
Thousands of Khayelitsha families have to use filthy toilets or an open field
Toilets have not been cleaned since early October
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 13 November 2024
Illegal electricity cables “a huge risk” to Cape Town hospital
City promises shack dwellers will get their own electricity
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 11 November 2024
No lifeline for teachers as Godongwana warns of “difficult trade-offs”
“Budget cuts kill education” protesters tell Minister of Finance
By Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff
News | 30 October 2024
Hundreds march in Khayelitsha to demand that Eskom re-open its service centre
Protesters say they were not consulted
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 1 August 2024
Western Cape storms: “worse is still to come”
Schools to close across the province as another storm hits, with about 15,000 people already severely affected by floods and damaging winds
By Sandiso Phaliso, Vincent Lali, Marecia Damons, Ashraf Hendricks, Liezl Human and Peter Luhanga
News | 10 July 2024