Articles for Vincent Lali
Sewage gushes out of drain in Khayelitsha
Shack dwellers say City of Cape Town is slow to respond to complaints
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 21 September 2023
Tensions between residents of houses and shacks spill over into violence in Cape Town
Siyakhana shack dwellers accuse Mandela Park residents of attacking them
By Vincent Lali
News | 5 September 2023
Cape Town households call for electricity tariffs to be reduced
City says NERSA’s 15% tariff recommendation would lead to a shortfall of R500-million for 2023/24
By Vincent Lali
News | 28 August 2023
Canoeist brothers clean up Khayelitsha wetland
Hours spent every week removing invasive water hyacinth and rubbish
By Vincent Lali
News | 24 August 2023
Housing activists march to President’s doorstep
The existing State Land Disposal Act could be used to fast track the use of public land for human settlement
By Matthew Hirsch and Vincent Lali
News | 23 August 2023
Families flee Cape Town informal settlements under threat
Nearby backyarders hope for houses, though the City of Cape Town says the land is “lost” for housing
By Vincent Lali
News | 18 August 2023
Learners treated to drumming, art and a walk through of Langa’s iconic history
Community leader Alfred Magwaca says more Langa Centenary celebration events have been planned for the coming weeks
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 11 August 2023
Jobless residents clean up rubbish dumps in Nyanga East
Volunteers work from 9am to 1pm on weekdays
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 8 August 2023
Lives of poor and working class people upended by violent taxi strike
“Ordinary people like me are the ones suffering” says patient as clinic services impacted by taxi strike
By Sandiso Phaliso, Matthew Hirsch and Vincent Lali
News | 4 August 2023