Articles for Vincent Lali

“We won’t vote” say Khayelitsha shack dwellers

“Because I have no land or house, I feel as if I’m a foreigner.”

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News | 7 March 2019

Green Point fire could have been contained say residents

A lack of water and access roads hindered efforts to douse shack fire in Khayelitsha

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News | 4 March 2019

Six years and government house still not finished

Thembeka Mpete has been waiting since 2013 for a contractor to finish building her home

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News | 28 February 2019

Khayelitsha residents protest against sky high water bills

Community demands City explain policy

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News | 22 February 2019

Toilets overflow and taps run dry in Enkanini

Residents vow to continue protesting until the problem is fixed

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News | 21 February 2019

Marchers call for better street lighting

“I have been staying in this darkness for about 25 years”

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News | 20 February 2019

Farm workers march to stop evictions

“We farm workers want to use the agricultural land to provide for our families”

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News | 11 February 2019

Mfuleni schools shut down as unplaced learners protest

Education department says enrolments in Western Cape have increased by more than 18,000

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News | 4 February 2019

Living between the railway lines in Philippi

Backyarders move onto PRASA property in search of a little more space

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News | 23 January 2019

Mfuleni learners need food, shoes and sanitary pads

Businesswoman donates goods to children who are studying in a disused clinic

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News | 21 January 2019

City accused of destroying occupied shacks in Khayelitsha

Authorities say shacks were unoccupied but residents say otherwise

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Feature | 15 January 2019

City puts an end to land occupation in Mfuleni

Desperate and unemployed mother says she has “nowhere else to go”

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Brief | 9 January 2019

Mfuleni leaders detain principals in spat with education department

Officials stand firm that staffing at schools is decided by education department, not communities

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News | 9 January 2019

Shack dwellers lose their Christmas savings in Khayelitsha fire

Cash, documents, clothes and furniture destroyed and over 100 people left homeless

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News | 11 December 2018

Fire leaves over 160 homeless in Khayelitsha

“I’m grateful to be alive” says survivor

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News | 29 November 2018