Articles for Vincent Lali
City officers shoot at Khayelitsha protesters
Conflict over how to respond to land occupation during lockdown intensifies
By Vincent Lali
News | 12 April 2020
Activists and Cape Town law enforcement clash in Khayelitsha
Dispute over shack demolitions during Covid-19 lockdown escalates
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 11 April 2020
Covid-19: Lockdown blamed for desperate Cape Town land occupation
Law enforcement officers demolish dozens of shacks
By Vincent Lali
News | 11 April 2020
Illegal dumping site stinks in Mfuleni
Residents want wheelie bins, bin bags and regular garbage collection
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 27 March 2020
Covid-19: It’s hard to wash your hands when 380 families share three taps
“If I use the one bucket of water to do laundry then I remain without water to cook and wash hands”
By Vincent Lali
News | 25 March 2020
Dozens of families spend night outside amid ongoing evictions
“They left us with nothing. I don’t know where I will go now” says Khayelitsha occupier
By Vincent Lali
News | 23 March 2020
“I don’t know where I will sleep or get money to buy materials to rebuild my shack”
The City of Cape Town acted on a court order at the weekend demolishing dozens of shacks
By Vincent Lali
News | 17 March 2020
Covid-19: Washing hands is not easy when you have no running water
“It’s easy to keep your hands clean when you stay in a house because you have a tap inside, but it’s difficult when you have to walk long, tiring distances to fetch water”
By Vincent Lali, James Stent, Nathan Geffen and Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 12 March 2020
Khayelitsha neighbourhood watch patrollers ask government for support
We patrol around the township barehanded, say members
By Vincent Lali
News | 10 March 2020