“As Africans, when we tell about our tragedy and stories –...
It has been almost a year since xenophobic violence swept through Kwazulu Natal, killing seven and displacing thousands. China Ngubane spoke to QUEEN YAA...
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...
“To me, education is a way of showing unconditional love”
VELI MNISI has taught at schools in Matsulu, Mpumalanga for 27 years. Today, he is the principal at S’bongile Primary School. On World Teacher’s Day, Zilungile...
Foreign shop owners should be regulated, just like PSL footballers are...
Last weekend, about 500 local shop owners and community members marched to the local police station in Snake Park, Soweto, to show their dissatisfaction...
Is There A Way Forward For Palestine?
Ramzy Baroud is a well-known Palestinian writer, journalist, and columnist. He visited South Africa in September to promote his book The Last Earth: A...
Palestine: Why South Africa Still Matters To The Struggle
“South Africa is clearly an important player ,” said Ramzy Baroud. Baroud is a well-known Palestinian writer, journalist, and columnist. He is currently in...
Voters share their thoughts on #Elections2021
For Election Day, The Daily Vox team spent the day speaking to voters. From Hanover Park in the City of Cape Town to Marlboro...
DRC refugee: “I am still scared of the community; I am...
MIKE KACHIMA is a 24-year-old Congolese living in the Chatsworth camp, after previously staying at the Isipingo camp. Kachima survived an attack in Isipingo,...
“Yeah, he beats you. He’s like that. Get used to it.”
One in six South African women is abused regularly by her partner, whether verbally, physically, or emotionally. Many cases go unreported, and the effects...
From rural KZN to PhD: there’s more to Musa Manzi than...
In many circles, MUSA MANZI (29) is known as the first black South African to obtain a PhD in Geophysics, but there is more...
What’s it like to live in war-torn Yemen, after negotiating with...
In the past six months, over 4,500 Yemenis have been killed and over 80% of Yemen’s population are now in need of humanitarian help. South...
Uzalo’s MaNzuza, Leleti Khumalo, on forgiving her absent mom and learning...
The cast of popular television drama Uzalo recently left the humid scene of Durban for Joburg on a press tour. LELETI KHUMALO, who plays MaNzuza,...
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...
I am Malawian who lived in Palestine (and loved it)
SHASSY CHASOWA is a Malawian who moved to Palestine in 2007 after their father got a job in East Jerusalem. The family lived there...
“I think a black woman’s body is godly and its beauty...
PHINDILE THENGENI - "the girl from next door" - is a conceptual stylist, graphic designer and creative director who is inspired by black South...
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...
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 embrace my heritage through the work I do with my...
NOMASONTO KHUMALO was just a little girl when she learnt how to make traditional Zulu attire. She tells Zilungile Mnisi about her childhood memories...
“The cruelty of police is not new to me. Today, I...
On Thursday afternoon, 40 students from the UCT Rhodes Must Fall movement protested against afrophobia outside Parliament. The students did not have a permit to...
The bright future of a university student living in a garage...
MARILEE VAN DER MERWE thought that 2015 would be the year she would have to give up her education to find work. But things...
