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‘Five Fingers For Marseilles’ Is A Haunting Meditation On Failure
“Why did you come back? Once you turned the world upside down and ran. Now you are here and it starts again.” What happens after we realise that our plans have come to nothing, that we are fallible against the forces of evil, and that our…
The Xolobeni Community Is Fighting For A Voice In Mining Decisions
From Monday 23 April until Wednesday 25 April, the Amadiba Crisis Committee (ACC) will be meeting the department of mineral resources (DMR) and Australian mining conglomerate Transworld Energy and Minerals (TEM) in the Pretoria High Court…
“Zuma Is Like Jesus To Us”
Thousands marched to the Durban High Court on Friday, 6 April in support of the former president Jacob Zuma. At the court, where he made his first court appearance for the long-awaited corruption trial, The Daily Vox spoke to a few of his…
Individualised Activism With No Structural Analysis Offers Only Half Solutions
At the first Oslo Freedom Forum held on African soil, activists from around the world shared stories of working to try and overcome authoritarianism and repression around the world, from Middle East dictatorships to the scourge of child…
The Politics of the ‘Expropriation of Land without Compensation’ in South Africa
In a speech presented at the Urbanization: Impact of land availability - focus on land occupation Indaba organised by MEC for human settlements and public works Ravigasen Ranganathan Pillay, KwaZulu-Natal, on Friday 23 March, Abahlali…
Meron Estefanos: I See People Suffering And Its Just My Duty As A Human Being To Care
Meron Estefanos works tirelessly to aid and raise awareness about the plight of Eritrean refugees. The Swedish-based Eritrean human rights activist and journalist hosts a weekly radio show from Sweden - "Voices of Eritrean Refugees" - which…
Life Esidimeni Families To Receive R1.2 Million In Compensation
Family members of the Life Esidimeni victims will receive R1.2 million in equitable financial compensation, the Arbitration led by former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke announced on Monday. The R1.2 million will cover funeral costs…
From Andries Zwane to Andries Tatane – Repression, Austerity, and A luta Continua
Amidst the last few months of turbulent parliamentary politics and fierce leadership battles within the ruling ANC, bitter struggles on the forgotten streets, classrooms and workplaces stand on the brink of smashing what is left of South…
Marievale Evictions: The SANDF Is Still Barring Residents From Their Homes
Marievale residents have yet again been barred from returning to their homes despite a court ruling by the High Court in Johannesburg stating they should be allowed to into the disused base, where many of them had lived for many years. In…
As Long As The Powerful Can Detain Life With Impunity All Freedom Is Fragile
International Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) is an international series of events that seek to raise awareness of Israel’s apartheid system over the Palestinian people and to build support for the growing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions…
“In The Infrastructure And The Law, There Is Apartheid Towards The Palestinians”
The year 2018 marks 70 years since the declaration of the state of Israel and the horrendous acts it committed to cement its territorial control. The Afro-Middle East Centre (AMEC) hosted two Israeli politicians, Ayman Odeh and Mustafa Abu…
28 Media companies Are Accused Of Advertising Price Fixing
On Tuesday, the Competition Commission announced that it has referred 28 media companies to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution on charges of price fixing and the fixing of trading conditions, which were found to be in contravention of…
Why Is Everybody So Afraid Of DD Mabuza?
On Monday evening, Cyril Ramaphosa announced the first cabinet reshuffle of his tenure as president of South Africa. While there were many surprises and also some non-surprises, one of the most significant announcements made was that the…
Cyril Ramaphosa Should Listen To Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe
As Ramaphosa navigates the racial, social, and economic traps that South Africa finds itself in after the disaster of the Zuma years, he would have done well to heed the vision and advice of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, writes JAKI SEROKE.…
West Africa has high levels of Illicit Financial Flows but what about SA?
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development released a report on illicit activities in West African states. The report, titled Illicit Financial Flows: The Economy of Illicit Trade in West Africa looks at how illicit and…
5 Talking Points From The Gigaba Budget
Finance minister Malusi Gigaba tabled the budget for the 2018 year, announcing a new tax regime, including an increase in value-added tax (VAT) since the democratic dispensation, and increases to personal income tax, to plug a…
The DA and the EFF On The “Gupta stooge” And His Budget Speech
It’s all eyes on the finance minister Malusi Gigaba and the budget speech he is expected to deliver on Wednesday afternoon. The minister is clouded in controversy for his connections to the infamous Gupta family, business friends of former…
Budget Speech: Will It Be Ramaphosa Or Zuma Flavoured?
Finance minister Malusi Gigaba will almost certainly deliver the 2018 budget speech on Wednesday afternoon. This, despite mounting rumours of a cabinet reshuffle where Gigaba - a close ally of the former president Jacob Zuma - is sure to be…
Oxfam’s Admission of Sexual Abuse In Haiti Points To Deeply Entrenched Social Issues
The international NGO sector is a multibillion dollar industry and one vital to the survival, stabilisation and reconstruction of communities globally, but what happens when those tasked with providing relief become the perpetrators of…
7 Quotes From President Cyril Ramaphosa’s SONA
South Africa’s fifth democratically elected president Cyril Ramaphosa had his inaugural State of the Nation Address on Friday night at the Parliament in Cape Town. The nation (at least those who hadn’t opted for the Black Panther premiere…