Articles for Vincent Lali

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

Khayelitsha shack dwellers move onto vacant land to keep out “thugs”

Residents say fires which destroyed their homes started on the vacant land

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News | 22 November 2018

10 taps for 1,000 families in Wallacedene

Broken drains, blocked toilets, filthy water in the streets

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News | 20 November 2018

Workers march to Cape Town Civic demanding permanent employment

“We want the City to hire workers permanently and stop using labour brokers”

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Brief | 19 November 2018

Firefighters protest in Cape Town

“We seek nothing other than getting paid for the hours we work,” says union leader

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Brief | 26 October 2018