TVET colleges: here’s what you need to know
Usually conversations around higher education in South Africa are centered on universities. But technical vocational education and training (TVET) colleges are also an important...
Q&A: Kagiso Trust on the triumph of grade 12 learners in...
The Kagiso Trust is a self-funded South African development agency. This year, the trust is celebrating the performance of grade 12s in schools that...
NSFAS: Funding is not being phased out for teaching and nursing...
There has been much alarm around the news that the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) might be defunding teaching and nursing degrees. But...
Cape Town principal faces disciplinary action over Covid-19 school closure
During the first peak of COVID-19 infections in 2020, Heathfield High principal Wesley Neumanm refused to open his school. He now faces a disciplinary...
Asanda Ngoasheng: Why racial sensitivity and social justice training must begin...
During her time lecturing journalism at Wits University and Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) Asanda Ngoasheng became interested in developing a social justice...
Two Johannesburg teachers open up about their back to school anxieties
The opening of schools has been pushed back to February 15 by the department of basic education. This was in relation to the rising...
The list: Free courses online to help your job prospects in...
The coronavirus pandemic has shifted gears on everything. Most if not all schooling went online, and is most likely to continue for the rest...
Journalist Abra Barbier on journalism in South Africa in 2020
The experienced journalist opened up in her private capacity on the turmoil in the industry.
What is your background?
I started out as an intern in...
Brackenfell High School is a symptom of South Africa’s biggest disease:...
South Africa is inherently racist. Remember we had an entire political regime based on racial segregation. And the ideology that informed those policies are...
TL;DR: A roundup of SRC elections from across the country
Even with the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, politics must go on. Around the country, universities adapted the elections for the 2020/2021 student representative council...
Social enterprise ThankYou has a plan to end extreme poverty
The Daily Vox has partnered with Australian social enterprise ThankYou who have come up with a plan to end extreme poverty. Founded in 2008...
Two student teachers tell us about the path to becoming a...
The national lockdown hit pause on schooling and learning for a while. As lockdown restrictions eased, schools and higher education resumed. Many learners had...
If you’re struggling you may be eligible for relief on your...
Ling Shepherd found out how you can access indigent relief in the City of Cape Town.
One thing lockdown has taught us, is that the...
I don’t have exes
A personal essay by Thembelihle Ngcai
I’m the only disabled person in my family. I was one of the very few visibly disabled people...
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...
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...
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...
Looking Ahead: School Admissions Processes And Placement Must Be Improved
The Covid-19 pandemic has placed significant pressure on an already strained education system. As the plans for the current school year remain uncertain, there...
Covid-19: Education’s Moment Of Enlightenment
Here's a question: You have 2 options presented to you right now; live or learn! Which do you choose?
Hopefully, 100% of respondents will choose...
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....
