Articles for Vincent Lali
Congolese march to Parliament to draw attention to war at home
A number of local organisations joined the protest
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 18 March 2024
Blikkiesdorp community protest after years of waiting for houses
They say their structures are falling apart and the area has become unliveable
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 8 March 2024
Khayelitsha families rebuild shacks after botched relocation
The voluntary move has now cost the shack dwellers money, materials, and belongings
By Vincent Lali
News | 23 February 2024
Taxi operators stop City from relocating families in Khayelitsha
Ward councillor says the move is urgently needed in order to fix sewage pipes affecting the whole area
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 19 February 2024
Rubbish piles up in growing Mfuleni settlements
More families moved onto land during Covid
By Vincent Lali
News | 6 February 2024
Battle in Khayelitsha over occupied land
The Khayelitsha Community Trust plans to build a private hospital displacing informal settlement formed during Covid
By Vincent Lali
News | 2 February 2024
Shack dwellers build makeshift speed bumps on ‘deadly’ road
At least two people died and three shacks were destroyed in a taxi accident on Old Faure Road near Mfuleni on Friday
By Vincent Lali
News | 29 January 2024
Sinkholes open under Khayelitsha shacks, flooding homes with sewage
The whole of Khayelitsha is affected by a blocked sewer line, says City of Cape Town
By Vincent Lali
News | 25 January 2024
Mandela Park shacks petrol-bombed
This is the latest in a series of attacks on this group of land occupiers since August
By Vincent Lali
News | 21 November 2023