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We’ve had a giggle at Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s condom presentation in the National Assembly this week. But even after proposing a national commission of enquiry on the fact that there is no apple flavoured Max Condom,…

It was just yesterday that an investigation was launched at a girls school following allegations of racism and prejudice by the school and its staff against pupils.…

Pretoria High School for Girls will be investigated by Gauteng Department of Education authorities following allegations of racism against the institution. “You have my support, I will protect you,” said Gauteng MEC for Education…

This week fact-checking ninjas, Africa Check revealed that it’s not actually seven million girls who miss school every month because of the inaccessibility of feminine hygiene products. And while the actual number of girls who miss school…

How awks would it be to have your job interview broadcasted live on national television? And then, have your files pulled out of the archives even Black Twitter hasn't found yet. And then getting grilled for skeletons you forgot were…

Four classrooms at a school in Vuwani, Limpopo, were torched ahead of the reopening of schools in the district following school closures in May. The Mugoidwa Secondary School is the latest of the more than 20 schools that have been burnt…

On Thursday, about 150 local and international activists marched to the Indian consulate in Durban to deliver a message to the Indian consul-general to take to his government. “We call on the Indian government to reverse course on…

Over 15, 000 delegates from all over the world are at the International AIDS Conference, each one different in their own right. Advocate for health and human rights of sex workers, LEIGH DAVIDS, told the Daily Vox about her identity and her…

More than 18,000 people opened the International AIDS conference in Durban on Monday, hailing progress against the disease but warning against complacency. Yet millions of people around the world still don’t have access to treatment.…

While there has been remarkable global progress in tackling the HIV/AIDS pandemic around the world, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) says further interventions are needed to protect children and adolescents from infection,…

Matola-Gare is one of the most densely populated areas of Maputo. A score of mothers with their babies clinging onto them queue in and outside the general clinic situated on the busiest road in the industrial area. The clinic is also used…

What better way to reach young people in a tech-heavy world than through their cellphones? The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has partnered with a line of government ministries in Mozambique to launch a youth-led SMS service that…

The number of adolescent deaths related to AIDS has tripled since 2000, with the majority of these cases reported in sub-Saharan Africa. And it is in places like Mozambique where chronic underdevelopment further challenges the public health…

Crowded parties or meetings often might feel like a holding cell to an introverted person, even as they sportingly up their end of the chatter. “Walk in and say hi. Interact with people and be open,” are just some of the things uttered…

First things first, suspend your judgement.  In conditions of dreadful poverty, the possible contraction of AIDS-related illness may seem less important than the immediate need for money, leading some people to be sex workers under…