COVID-19 And Pregnancy: Here’s What You Need To Know
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many health issues not directly related to the virus. From access to basic healthcare to sexual health and reproductive...
When Disabilities And Inequality Meet In A Pandemic
What happens to the poor during self quarantine? And what happens to the disabled who don’t have support? What happens when you are both?...
No One Seems to be Washing Their Hands (Or, Why I...
Funny, when Covid put down roots, thick, far and deep, the most privileged and hopeful of us thought we could get by – after...
Watch Now: COVID-19 Campus Shutdowns
In marking Youth Day, and six years since the launch of The Daily Vox, The Daily Vox hosted a discussion on one of the...
COVDI19 Campus Shutdowns Webinar
In marking Youth Day, and six years since the launch of The Daily Vox, join us for this discussion on one of the emerging...
Hajj 2020 Is Officially Cancelled For South Africans
On June 12, days before many South Africans were to depart for Hajj, it was announced that it was cancelled. The South African Hajj...
Lecturer On Struggles Of Online Learning And Teaching
The online learning programmes set up by universities to deal with the COVID-19 lockdown has left many students overwhelmed. But students aren’t the only...
Wits Students Are Learning Online – At What Cost
As the debate around the effects of online learning continues, Wits University vice-chancellor Adam Habib shared his thoughts on the issue via social media....
Students Struggle To Adjust To Online Learning
By Sibongile Ralana
As the early days of online learning roll out across various tertiary institutions — but students highlight internet access, anxiety and inconsiderate...
Under The Eyes Of COVID-19: Grief And Otherness
The grief that the international community is feeling because of the COVID-19 pandemic is not at all exceptional. In fact, those without the experience...
Ramadan During A COVID-19 Pandemic
For many Muslims around the world, celebrating Ramadan this year means dealing with a lot of changes. Ramadan is a month of fasting, community,...
PPE For Returning Medical Students Might Not Be Available
Higher education and training, science and technology minister Blade Nzimande announced last week that no campus-based activities would be resumed during level four of...
A Note About Opening The Mosques
By Fatima Fatima Est
More than a thousand years ago, some men wrote against the presence of women at mosques. Contrary to the Prophetic practice...
Final Year Medical Students Raise Concerns Around Graduation
Final year medical students are concerned they may not be able to graduate this year. As the COVID-19 lockdown continues in South Africa, many...
Rent Strike Planned For South Africa
South Africans are organising a rent strike in the wake of the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.
In a statement on Facebook, Rent Strike South...
Accessibility Is A Human Right
South Africa is slowly getting into grips with the realisation of a lockdown that doesn’t seem to have an end date anytime soon and...
COVID-19 and Women’s Health
By Sibusiso Mkwananzi, CSDA
South Africa has now been included in the countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also clear that there is...
Children In Kashmir Are Away From Schools And Ban On The...
Safina Nabi, Indian Administered Kashmir: In circumstances triggered by the coronavirus, the free flow of information is necessary. Whether it’s about the number of...
Why Comparing COVID-19 Lockdowns With War Zones Is Wrong
As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, many states have instituted lockdowns and quarantines for their citizens. South Africa is currently under a...
Lockdown Could Mean Women Are Trapped Indoors With Their Abusers
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), one in three women around the world experience intimate partner violence. The WHO notes: “This makes it...
