Articles for Chris Gilili

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Fire leaves scores homeless in East London

Victims of the fire were waiting to be moved to formal housing

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Brief | 9 August 2018

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87-year-old man walks three kilometres to fetch water

Smiling Valley has waited for basic services since 1992

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News | 6 August 2018

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Rubbish piles up in East London

Duncan village may have to wait until next year for illegal dump sites to be cleared

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Brief | 30 July 2018

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“I am a mother to myself, my siblings and also to our father”

Minor children care for their paralysed father in one-room shack

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News | 26 July 2018

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East London’s hostels left to crumble

“It’s been years really since we fixed them, but it will happen soon,” says councillor

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News | 26 July 2018

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Family of ten live with TB in one shack

“All I need is a healthy place where I can live with my children”

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Brief | 25 July 2018

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“We can never vote while breathing human waste every day”

Sewer overflowing since last year say East London residents

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Brief | 23 July 2018

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Court orders end to mud schools

Equal Education scores major victory in Bhisho

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Brief | 19 July 2018

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Exams postponed at Fort Hare

Students refuse to write during strike by university workers

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Brief | 17 July 2018