South Africa Is Caught In The Global Hype Of The Fourth...
South Africa is caught up in the global hype of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). This is distracting it from the unfinished business of...
‘We want a future’ 1976-2022: Error 404: System Failure
Senzeni na? What have we done? Indeed, what have black children done to be forgotten like this? Our ancestors fought against a despicable regime,...
#HireAGraduate Protests Seek to Raise Awareness about Graduate Unemployment
Flashmobs are usually fun. But this one was slightly more serious than a bunch of kids suddenly bursting into song and dance in a...
Ramaphosa’s African Language Education Policy Is Actually 5 Years Old
During his inaugural State of the Nation Speech, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that in an “historic†first, from the beginning of the 2018 academic...
7 Quotes From President Cyril Ramaphosa’s SONA
South Africa's fifth democratically elected president Cyril Ramaphosa had his inaugural State of the Nation Address on Friday night at the Parliament in Cape...
Trade, Tourism and Education: China’s impact on South Africa is growing
Over the past decade, South Africa has continued to strengthen its ties with the People's Republic of China. The country could stand to gain...
How the Department of Basic Education is failing South African schoolchildren
On the 29th of November, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) finally released its reports on school infrastructure delivery for each province. The reports...
Panyaza Lesufi Is Gauteng Education MEC Again
On Wednesday, David Makhura the incoming premier of Gauteng announced his new administration and shuffled Panyaza Lesufi out of the education portfolio. He will...
Digify Languages: African Languages in the Digital Age
As the world is transforming into a global digital village, digital activists across Africa have advocated for inclusive approaches to rapid digital transformation. Language...
The top five issues Kenyan youth want addressed now
Acording to statistics from thinktank youthpolicy.org, 75% of the Kenyan population is below 30 years old. They are considered the future of the country,...
Universities should offer practical qualifications that immediately qualify graduates for jobs
Dean Erasmus says that institutions of higher learning need to focus on the outcome of improving lives and finding work, rather than research.
Looking at...
Memorandum: Youth Day Parade for Justice & Change
Dear Mr President, We want to have a future!
We – the youth – have addressed this memorandum to you and to every public servant...
Pragmatic solutions needed for the digital divide in South African schools
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has connected the world, yet we are even more disconnected from each other. We live in a reality where 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...
South African matrics finish school on a heartwarming note
Matric learners are recognising the financial constraints amongst their peers and are selflessly donating their schooling belongings to relieve this. The last of the...
Wits SRC: “Higher Education CACH system is giving students false hopeâ€
Monday was the first day of registration at the University of Witwatersrand, and it proceeded smoothly despite concerns that disruptions, intense crowds or stampedes...
This programme gives learners another shot at their matric certificate
Not everyone passes matric on their first try, which is why the Department of Basic Education (DBE) introduced a “second chance” programme in 2016....
Looting, alleged rape, and political interference: what’s happening at Unizulu?
Fresh scandal has emerged at the University of Zululand (Unizulu), including allegations of financial mismanagement and claims that university staff raped a student.
Unizulu was...
A letter to John Robbie, for everyone else who heard that...
Dear John,
I listened to your radio show on 29 August 2016, in which you interviewed Mishka Wazar, journalist and former pupil of Pretoria Girls’...
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...
