Articles for Vincent Lali
Overcrowding becoming “the norm” in some Western Cape schools
Provincial education department says it is under severe strain
By Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff
News | 22 February 2018
City demolishes shacks in Philippi
“It broke my heart to watch officials, who have places to stay, destroy my shack and leave with my building material”
By Vincent Lali
News | 20 February 2018
Philippi land occupiers describe desperation
Running battles between residents and police
By Vincent Lali
News | 19 February 2018
Raw sewage swamps houses in Kraaifontein
City said it would fix the problem last week
By Vincent Lali
News | 6 February 2018
City of Cape Town destroys new shacks on Khayelitsha land
Residents say they cleaned up an illegal dump to build their shacks
By Vincent Lali
News | 31 January 2018
“Jobless youth” move onto Khayelitsha land
“We want our own place where we can live in peace”
By Vincent Lali
News | 30 January 2018
Kraaifontein parents demand places in school for their children
Education department says parents registered late
By Vincent Lali
News | 23 January 2018
The Khayelitsha families who have to beg neighbours for toilets and electricity
Zusiphe Rwayi gets up at 3:30am to empty her bucket in the toilet of a nearby house
By Vincent Lali
News | 15 January 2018
Police shut down immigrant shops
We use the shop to survive because we are both jobless, says shopkeeper
By Vincent Lali
News | 8 January 2018