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...
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...
“Did my son really deserve to die?” – Mother of 10-year-old...
The Taliban faction that claimed responsibility for the deadly attack at the Gulshan-e-Iqbal park in Lahore, when it was packed with families, vowed to...
Apartheid files: She found her brother’s body 27 years after he...
Some of the teenagers who disappeared during apartheid have still not been found. For the Tshabalala family, the search for their son - an...
Actress Wandi C on dropping out of varsity and trying to...
Born in Durban and having moved to Joburg six months ago because she had reached the ceiling in Durban’s entertainment industry, actress and TV...
“I feel like my heart is there in Nepal”
Delhi-based photojournalist SHOWKAT SHAFI recently covered the devastation wrought by the earthquake in Nepal. In a Google hangout with our managing editor Faranaaz Parker,...
Jo’burg Uber driver on fare cuts: “These other drivers are worried...
During the first week of April, transport service Uber announced a 20% reduction in South African ride rates for winter. Some 200 unimpressed drivers...
Why I believe Israel is not an apartheid state
Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) is an annual campaign that raises awareness about the unequal living conditions of Palestinians. Although The Daily Vox believes that...
This South African activist says he was deported from Israel because...
ITANI RASALANAVHO was deported by Israel recently as he tried to make his way into Palestine and the Occupied Territories for voluntary work. This...
“Poverty led me to prostitution”
SIHLE MHLONGO* moved away from home in Soweto when he was 18, to search for a better life on the streets of the Joburg CBD. He told...
Xenophobia: “The government can say they will fix it, but that...
THARCISSE BWAMI, 35, from the Democratic Republic of Congo has been in South Africa for nine years. His journey south was long and hard,...
“When talking about our heritage, it’s difficult to decide what it...
YUSUF DADOO, the nephew of apartheid struggle hero Dr Yusuf Dadoo, reflects on his heritage and tells Aaisha Dadi Patel why he thinks understanding...
Xenophobia is just one of the many problems faced by refugees...
Since a refugee is defined as someone who has evaded their home country because of war, persecution or natural disasters, they have not left...
It takes a village: How one family faced the triple threat...
AMAHLE MQADI* (20) tells Zilungile Mnisi about the toll alcohol abuse, poverty, neglect and rape took on her family.
I grew up in the Eastern...
The poverty porn of matric results
The release of matric results every year usually ushers in a slew of reports of young people who've succeeded despite great odds. SIAN FERGUSON...
“The festival will leave us with rich knowledge about literature” –...
When it was announced that this year’s Time of the Writer will be held in the townships of Durban, the list wouldn’t have been...
This black, bold, queer activist wants us to invest in people...
One of the first disabled Africans to be accepted into Oxford University, EDWARD NDOPU plans to use the opportunity to close the access gaps...
“I am losing the only children I have“ Thokoza hostel resident
A photograph safely stashed in her wallet is as close as she gets to her children for most of the year. NOKWANDA MNCWANGO* (46)...
Nikhil Singh on decolonisation and stereotypes in sci-fi writing
NIKHIL SINGH’s debut novel “Taty Went West†was described by Lauren Beukes as “a hallucinogenic post-apocalyptic carnival rideâ€. He’s writing 13 other novels at...
#HealthcareDuringAPandemic: We speak to three women to understand their experiences
Before Covid-19, public healthcare in South Africa was under-resourced and under pressure. In the pandemic we have seen healthcare workers work under immense stress....
