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It’s not always easy calling out people when they are being sexist. People can get defensive and use the age-old, “but I don’t do that,” excuse. So if we are going to root it out, men need to join the fight as well, which is why…

The South African Politician Awards (SAPAs) will be taking place on 9 February in Cape Town. These awards are aimed at celebrating the work of politicians across the country, but raises some issues on celebrating people who are supposed to…

Last week, the ad hoc committee’s report into the investigation of the SABC board’s fitness to function was leaked to the media. Whoops. This, however, gave us a look at the many problems that the broadcaster has been facing. These…

With movies such as Rogue One and Zootopia dominating with female leads, you'd think 2016 was a good year for women in the film industry. But this is far from the truth. The Daily Vox takes a look at the industry and how women were…

Since its opening, the Our Lady exhibition in Cape Town has encountered some problems. From artists calling for their works to be taken down, to Sweat criticising the display of a particular artist’s work, The Daily Vox takes a look at…

The conflict in the middle east goes back decades. Is it religion, or land, or colonialism that started all this? And why is no end in sight? DANA DA SILVA rounds up ten videos that will help you (and Mmusi Maimane) understand just what is…

Comics haven’t always been the best at telling complex stories with diverse characters. For example, when Black Panther came onto the scene back in 1966 he was more of a wallflower appearing in other characters' comic books. Now, we…

This year has been quite a turbulent one, but SA women stay slaying. The Daily Vox rounds up ten South African women who were just everything this year.  Zulaikha Patel One of the most powerful images to come out of 2016 was that of…

On the 29th of November, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) finally released its reports on school infrastructure delivery for each province. The reports also marked the end of a three-year deadline for the department to improve the…

The Abantu Book Festival kicked off this week at Soweto’s Eyethu Lifestyle Centre. On Friday afternoon The Youth Filmmaker project (which provides young graduates with an entry point into the film industry) ran a session called, Cut! Our…