Articles for Vincent Lali
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
Cops close shop because it is “foreign-owned”
Wallacedene residents react angrily to what appears to be officially sanctioned xenophobia
By Vincent Lali
News | 22 May 2017
Ward Councillor Andile Lili calls for residents to rebuild demolished shacks
“We will investigate as councillors should not incite illegal land invasions” says Mayco Member
By Vincent Lali
News | 26 April 2017
Torching of community hall causes problems for Mfuleni one year later
Councillor frustrated that residents cannot contact him
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 7 April 2017
Khayelitsha informal market without electricity for months
Traders say they hardly make a profit anymore
By Vincent Lali
News | 15 March 2017
Island battles to get City to clean toilets
Residents fear drinking water will mix with faeces and make them sick
By Vincent Lali
News | 27 October 2016