Articles for Vincent Lali
Clashes in Khayelitsha following land occupation
“I have no source of income because I’m jobless but I have to pay R500 to my landlord monthly”
By Vincent Lali, Mary-Anne Gontsana and Thembela Ntongana
News | 21 August 2017
Janitors struggle to cope with Wallacedene’s filthy toilets
City promises immunisation shots for workers and that all necessary equipment and chemicals will be delivered
By Vincent Lali
News | 24 July 2017
10111 agents down phones
Call centre employees strike over poor working conditions and low salaries
By Vincent Lali
News | 19 July 2017
Where a house for one means homelessness for another
Many people have lost their backyard shacks after RDP houses built in Wallacedene
By Vincent Lali
News | 18 July 2017
Families in the dark waiting for Eskom
Many Wallacedene residents have been without electricity because of faulty installation
By Vincent Lali
News | 13 July 2017
Khayelitsha residents build “speed bumps” after man killed by speeding taxi
In protest they also blocked a main road with a shipping container
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 27 June 2017
Formal homeowners fight informal settlement neighbours over electricity
“We know we break the law by making illegal connections but we have no choice”
By Vincent Lali
News | 22 June 2017
Agents threaten to close down police call centre
Call centre agents say salary increase was agreed to in 2013
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 7 June 2017
RDP recipients want mouldy, cracked houses fixed
Khayelitsha residents say badly built homes should be fixed and maintained by the state
By Vincent Lali
News | 30 May 2017