Articles for Vincent Lali
Fire destroys shacks in Khayelitsha
Dozens of families affected
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 20 January 2026
City of Cape Town must rebuild homes, demand protesters
Their shacks were demolished because they were built on sewer pipes in need of urgent maintenance
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 7 January 2026
Vandals delay urgent Khayelitsha sewerage maintenance
New homes for families living above sewer pipes have been destroyed
By Vincent Lali
News | 6 January 2026
Shacks fill with sewage after pipe collapses
Pipes need maintenance, but shacks on top of them are preventing access
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 4 December 2025
Pollution stops Khayelitsha’s canoe club classes
Hyacinth and sewage are destroying the Blowy wetlands
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 2 December 2025
Illegal connections leave hundreds of Cape Town households without water
Hundreds of households in Ethembeni informal settlement in Khayelitsha say water drips from the taps at night
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 29 November 2025
“Sink hole” families to be moved
Dozens of Khayelitsha families have been living above a collapsing sewer pipe
By Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff
News | 26 November 2025
Workers shut down Cape Town construction project over unpaid wages
Security guards have been protesting outside a project to build pavements in Illitha Park, Khayelitsha since Monday
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 12 November 2025
Cape Town shack dwellers march in city centre for services
Covid informal settlement lacks water, electricity and sanitation
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 3 November 2025