Teaching the blind: “a blind child is a blessing like any...
The Baumann House Early Childhood Development Centre in Durban caters for blind and partially-sighted preschool children. SANDISIWE HLENGWA, a teacher and coordinator at the...
“Bronco”, Zimbabwe’s syrupy, cheap high
A prescription cough syrup, containing codeine and used to treat bronchitis, has become the drug of choice for Zimbabwe’s urban youth and local music...
Xenophobia: “This is a cruel country”
Thousands of African immigrants, who fled the communities they had lived in following xenophobic attacks in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Johannesburg, were repatriated last...
Shaazia Ebrahim: Experiencing lockdown in two different countries
The former Daily Vox reporter is currently reading for her Masters in London. She shared her thoughts on experiencing lockdown in another country. The...
Imraan Gallo is a legally blind photographer with creative vision
Imraan Gallo, a photographer from Cape Town is legally blind. Gallo, a former mechanical engineer designer, has a passion for photography. He is hoping...
Uzalo’s Khaya Dladla: “There’s more to me than my sexuality”
The entertainment industry may be opening up to new talent but actors and actresses in the LGBTQI+ community still face the stereotype of only...
Caught between war-torn DRC and xenophobic SA
"It is not our responsibility to create jobs for South Africans especially those who say we are taking their jobs."
AMURI DJUMA, from the...
“I’ve watched others pull dead bodies out of the water and...
As the new locally produced Durban Beach Rescue show hits the screens on a DStv Travel Channel, Battery Beach’s 33-year-old SUE-ELLEN Martin takes Lizeka...
Why a doctor from India joined a sexual violence protest in...
South Africa and India are developing countries with many things in common – including a disturbing rape culture. Indian doctor NOCHIKETA MOHANTY (38), joined...
How I became a whistling street mime
MELUSI MGADI, was a criminal offender from Kwamashu, came out of jail hoping to make a better life. To make an honest living he...
Ex-convict builds a new life by making bricks
34-year-old SBONGISENI NGCOBO, from KwaNongoma in Kwazulu Natal, Â was convicted of murder when he was 15 years old, and served half of a 20-year...
Meet the street performer who uses his talent to help kids
In the Cape Town CBD, chattering pedestrians and whirring traffic are the chorus of inner city life. But on the odd visit to the city...
Surviving on the margins and “disturbing the robots”
If you’ve ever been to Rosebank, chances are you’ve driven past TELMORE MASANGUDZA, PETER KAZOWA and the display of beaded artworks they’ve sold at...
Lesedi Mamushi on why she is running as an independent candidate
Lesedi Mamushi is an independent candidate of the Makhuduthamaga municipality in Limpopo. Mamushi told The Daily Vox the reason why ward 6 residents opted...
Meet the guys helping to keep Durban’s beaches clean
LUC QUEVAUVILLIERS and DALE JOHNSON have taken it upon themselves to keep Durban's Blue Lagoon beach clean. They, with the help of a growing...
A story of two school leavers – two very different editions
Two young women, both matriculants of the class of 2015 and soon to be Witsies described the very different paths they took to get to...
Thando Mgqolozana: “UCT has bigger problems than the Rhodes statueâ€
It may have started with poo on a statue, but student Chumani Maxwele’s protest has given rise to a much broader debate about transformation...
Central Methodist Church raid: “Hey, hey Zimbabweans! You must go back...
On Friday, state officials raided the Central Methodist Church in the Johannesburg CBD, a building known for offering a safe haven to immigrants, particularly...
Living with Tourette syndrome: “I always say sorry because it gives...
After 10 years of living with Tourette syndrome (TS), 19-year-old RADLYN NAIDOO, born in Durban and studying at the University of Pretoria, has been...
“Of course killing people is wrong, but we still want them...
Over the past few days, the eThekwini Municipality has seen protestors for peace and protestors against it, people calling for an end to xenophobia,...
