Articles for Vincent Lali

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Khayelitsha residents install their own communal taps

City of Cape Town says connections are illegal but it will see if it can assist with services

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Brief | 20 July 2018

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Hundreds share one working toilet in Khayelitsha neighbourhood

Shortage of inoculations prevents toilets from being serviced

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Brief | 19 July 2018

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Community leaders’ homes destroyed in Khayelitsha by angry residents

They asked why I live in a shack while other residents’ shacks are being destroyed

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News | 16 July 2018

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The worst toilets in Khayelitsha?

Residents in K2 say toilets haven’t been cleaned this year

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Brief | 13 July 2018

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After the grape season ended, my landlord cast me out

Homeless seasonal grape pickers continue to occupy Kraaifontein land

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News | 11 July 2018

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Informal settlement dwellers rebuild despite repeat demolitions

Councillor says land belongs to the City and is earmarked for future housing projects

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News | 5 July 2018

Photo of children playing on a hill just outside Blikkiesdorp, a temporary relocation area (TRA) found about 25km's from Cape Town’s city centre

Blikkiesdorp residents frustrated by housing delays

City councillor estimates new RDP homes will be completed in two years

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Photo Essay | 29 June 2018

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“We have no place to defecate” says Khayelitsha resident

City has promised to fix blocked toilets in Green Point informal settlement, but blames land occupiers for problem

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News | 28 June 2018

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Officials don’t understand how much I struggle to survive, says land occupier

Shacks demolished on state-owned land in Khayelitsha

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News | 26 June 2018