Marievale Community Awaits Court Ruling Against Forced Evictions By SANDF
On Thursday, 3 May, members of a Marievale community, a community of approximately 600 people (150 families), approached the Pretoria High Court seeking...
Understanding Consent – an explainer
We have a murky understanding of consent. This is partly why there was explosion of responses to the Grace/ Aziz Ansari incident that took place...
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...
Passport power: do you know where South Africa ranks?
South Africa is ranked 54th in the ranking of all the world’s passports. This is according to the annual Henley Passport Index from consultancy...
‘SA Must Downgrade Turkish Embassy Over Kurdish Offensive’
Mahmoud Patel, a professor at the University of the Western Cape and executive member and chairperson at Kurdish Human Rights Action Group South Africa...
FAQ: Zimbabwe Exemption Permit edition
On November 25, the minister in the presidency, Mondli Gungubele, announced the government’s decision to not re-issue the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) after December...
Retired women in South Africa carry a huge burden of poverty
South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, recently acknowledged that “South Africa needs a new consensus to deal with poverty, unemployment and inequality”.
Bomikazi Zeka, University of...
Incest is icky, but for Jon and Daenerys it’s not immoral
*spoilers for Game of Thrones season seven finale ahead*
So Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow finally got it on. All that romantic tension, handholding and...
In 600 words: South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan
At the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC/COP27) happening in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, president Cyril Ramaphosa presented South...
Right Of Reply: SACAP Response To Luke Sadler’s Article
On 30 May 2018, The Daily Vox published an opinion piece about a LGBTQIA+ student's experience of the South African College of Applied Psychology's...
The VAT Increase is an Assault On The Poor And Lower-Income...
South Africa is a highly unequal society and a unilateral increase on the least progressive tax component – Value Added Tax (VAT) – is...
Why The Dissolution Of Parliament Will (Probably) Not Happen
Opposition parties will not sleep on their attempts to oust Zuma - this time targeting the rest of the ruling African National Congress (ANC)...
Israel Refused To Let Ghanaian MP Ras Mubarak Into Palestine
Ghanaian Member of Parliament Ras Mubarak was denied entry into the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) by Israel. Mubarak was invited to speak at the...
Discipline in schools: what the law says you can and can’t...
There are various ways learners ought to be disciplined in schools, and corporal punishment is not one of them, having been banned since 1997....
Squid Game: the real debt crisis shaking South Korea that inspired...
Squid Game is anything but your typical, saccharine, soft-glow Korean television drama. In this biting commentary on life in South Korea today, viewers are...
Climate change deconstructed
Climate change's damage to the planet by climate change is on its way to being irreversible. Yet governments and large corporations continue to do...
The Daily Vox Explains Eid In South Africa
As Muslims bid the month of fasting farewell, they look forward to Eid-ul-Fitr - the celebration after Ramadan. The Daily Vox resident Muslims SHAAZIA...
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...
Maytha Alhassen And Natalia Molebatsi On Afro-Palestinian Solidarity
"We have to speak about our solidarity with the people of Palestine. It is urgent and it is important," South African poet and writer...
Labor Exploitation, Burnout, And Gender Discrimination In Gaming
Just a few weeks ago, a 16-year-old boy from the US made headlines worldwide. He won the inaugural Fortnite World Championships. His prize money:...
