Articles for Vincent Lali
“Illegal” school teaches hundreds of learners education department hasn’t placed
Mfuleni Combined School is run by volunteers and based in an illegally occupied college
By Vincent Lali
News | 16 April 2021
Living in Covid village in Cape Town
City says occupation is illegal and it has no funds for such unplanned settlements
By Vincent Lali
Photo Essay | 14 April 2021
Over a thousand learners protest for school to be recognised
Schools shut down in Mfuleni by protesters
By Vincent Lali
News | 1 April 2021
Police fire teargas and rubber bullets in Cape Town protests
Man killed by truck as shack dwellers block roads with burning tyres and toilets
By Vincent Lali
News | 24 March 2021
Protesters shut down parts of Cape Town during peak hours
The City says it cannot accommodate new informal settlements in its current budget
By Vincent Lali
News | 23 March 2021
Parents shut down high schools, demanding places for their children
“No learners will attend school while others don’t” says Kraaifontein community leader
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 22 February 2021
Eersteriver residents demand a local school
Parents reject department’s offer to transport 500 learners to Khayelitsha for schooling
By Vincent Lali
News | 19 February 2021
Community gardeners dig in against attempts to evict them
New Khayelitsha vegetable garden is on land set aside for a provincial housing project
By Vincent Lali
News | 18 February 2021
Without money to rebuild their shacks, Khayelitsha fire victims are living in churches
“Sometimes they have gas but no food. Other times they have food but no gas.”
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 9 February 2021