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As word of an indefinite strike at the University of Puerto Rico over austerity plans breaks international media headlines, one cannot help but read the Puerto Rican context as something that speaks to the ongoing struggle of their…

We’ve seen this horror show before. On 9 December 2015, when Number One replaced the competent, principled and likeable Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene – Pravin Gordhan’s deputy between 2009 and 2014 – with the unknown Des Van Rooyen, the…

It's no secret that marketing has always been a type of psychology, manipulating consumers into buying into the ideals around certain products along with the products themselves. When you buy a Mercedes-Benz, you're buying a certain…

The 1994 vote was not decolonisation. There is still a need to physically decolonise the country and decentre whiteness as the only legitimate form of civilisation. Otherwise we will continue to scoff at brilliant young black minds who…

In the past couple of weeks, my social media feeds were dominated by chatter about and images of Halima Aden, a Muslim model who wore her headscarf on the runway in multiple fashion week shows - most notably Kanye West's Yeezy show - and…

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Competition is generally good for everyone in a market economy; collusion is not. Companies compete with each other for our business. Those selling us crappy services or products, or charging us too much will lose our business (just ask…

Wouldn’t it be nice if I woke up tomorrow morning and decided from now on I am white? I would be ‘The black white’ and no one would criticise me for not being white enough. Would it be that simple? I don’t think so. Kasi Mlungu, real name…

It was all very warm, fuzzy, and sweet when Adele apparently pulled a Mean Girls move on Queen Bey at the Grammys on Sunday night. In typical benevolent white lady fashion, she seemingly broke her trophy in two to give a piece to Beyoncé,…

“Never regret thy fall, O Icarus of the fearless flight For the greatest tragedy of them all Is never to feel the burning light.” – Oscar Wilde It’s been just over a year since the now infamous Shackville protest at the University of Cape…

Becoming a doctor has many benefits. One of the most attractive to me, though, was the job security I envisioned. No further emphasis is needed regarding the shortage of not only doctors, but also nursing staff in both the private and…

Many of us have not healed from the wounds the legacy of colonialism and apartheid left us, and we’re not going to forgive anyone for it anytime soon. For this, we are unapologetic - #SorryNotSorry. There are a couple of factors that make…

The Daily Vox is proud to announce a series of new weekly and monthly columnists to the team. Wanelisa Xaba, Brian Kamanzi, Oliver Meth and Aaisha Dadi Patel will join the team as monthly columnists, publishing on a variety of crucial South…

For a lot of Muslims, living in president Donald Trump’s world is a difficult reality to accept. We are constantly reassuring people of our humanity - something we actually most certainly do not need to do - and it's tiring. A major…

"First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you.” Often credited to Mahatma Gandhi, the above quote actually stems from trade unionist Nicholas Klein’s 1918…

When we are children, we are told that one day we will grow up, get married, and when we're ready (to have children) – we will have sex. We were lied to. The truth is that you're going to grow up, and sex is going to have you - whether by…

It was a dark and dreary day when I realised I loved you. Your unruly brown hair occasionally brushing over your eyelashes. Your piercing blue eyes looking straight into mine. I wanted to kiss you, but part of me held back. I knew I was…

It’s difficult to talk about racial politics, gender politics and structural inequality in South Africa without someone getting offended. It’s difficult to say “White Boys’ Club” without being attacked by white males spitting insults,…

In 2017, the #FeesMustFall uprising is likely to face its most decisive moments yet, with mass protests periodically grinding South African universities across the country to a halt, the rising militarisation of campuses, rising tensions…

I’m not sure what I want to say to you and how I want to say it. All I know is, at this very moment, you probably need a love letter. Everyone is comparing your province with another. Everyone is sharing photos of the one who got however…