Articles for Chris Gilili
COSATU leader tells government to listen to union demands or face the results at the polls next year
Union members march in cities across the country on Thursday
By Marecia Damons, Chris Gilili and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 6 July 2023
Rubbish in Delft overwhelms City of Cape Town response
City says it spends R300-million a year cleaning up illegal dumps but can’t make headway without community support
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 30 June 2023
Families here relieve themselves in plastic bags which they throw into the drains
In Lusaka informal settlement in Cape Town there are not enough toilets, drains are blocked, and there is a terrible stench
By Chris Gilili
News | 22 June 2023
In photos: Cape Town’s flooded townships
June’s not over and already recorded rainfall far exceeds the month’s average
By Chris Gilili and Vincent Lali
Brief | 19 June 2023
Diepsloot residents say police and municipality have left them to the mercy of criminals
Just fixing the streetlights would help says community police forum
By Chris Gilili
News | 13 June 2023
R15-million Lehae taxi rank destroyed by vandals
The rank was left abandoned because of conflict between taxi operators
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 31 May 2023
R26-million Lehae Library opens seven years after construction started
Concerns over safety remain after armed robbery weeks before opening
By Chris Gilili
News | 26 May 2023
Nurses protest against staff shortage at hospital treating cholera patients
About 100 nurses originally contracted to deal with the Covid pandemic have not had their contracts renewed
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 25 May 2023
Security guards march in Pretoria to demand permanent jobs
Protesters want City of Tshwane to absorb 4,000 workers
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 24 May 2023