Security Guard And Now Qualified Teacher Nkosingiphile Kwela, On His Journey
After 16 years working as a security guard for various companies, Nkosingiphile Kwela from Floweni, south Durban, graduated with a degree in teaching at...
How to recycle clothes in South Africa
The textiles industry is a trillion dollar market. As you’d expect with such a large industry, an enormous amount of waste is produced. Fast...
Dr Simone Peters is bringing academic nuance to the coloured community
With her doctoral thesis, Dr Simone Peters aims to show an alternative narrative of ‘coloured’* identities, specifically ‘coloured’ men. Dr. Peters’ research, “Researching Race,...
Jobseekers: hard skills vs. soft skills, what’s the difference?
The Jobseekers Series is a series of articles The Daily Vox team has put together to help prospective jobseekers. Job Seeking is a costly...
On Identity And Wholeness: Four Authors Share Their Reflections
Who are we? Conceptualisations of home, identity and wholeness are pertinent questions. Identity can refer to who we are, where we come from, who...
When The Beyhive Came For Beyonce Too
Everyone knows that the Beyhive is probably one of the most ruthless stan bases in the entertainment industry. Many people who tried to come...
These Good Samaritans Made It Possible For Folk To Watch Black...
All hail King T’Challa of Wakanda! The much anticipated Disney-Marvel film Black Panther premiered in cinemas worldwide on 16 February and is already breaking...
Director Daniel Snaddon On Animation In South Africa
The Cape Town International Animation Festival (CTIAF) kicks off on March 8. One of this year's main attractions from the festival is the South...
Let Michiko Kakutani advise you what books to read and reread
It seems like a slightly strange concept - read a book that will advise what other books to read. But that’s the thinking behind...
Charlotte Maxeke: Remembered in 5 quotes
The year 2021 marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of liberation struggle heroine and human rights campaigner, Charlotte Maxeke. Mam' Charlotte Maxeke was...
Ten reasons South Africa doesn’t suck right now – July 2017...
This year keeps getting more and more extra. This July, South Africans have faced more racism in our schools, xenophobic building raids which left...
Intense training – why F1 is one of the most physically and...
Imagine driving a car at speeds approaching 112 mph for around two hours, while at the same time having to negotiate twisting circuits and...
Here’s What You Need To Know About Collagen
Collagen products are the latest skincare fad popping up all over the pharmacy shelves and your instagram timeline. Those who swear by it say...
Netflix’s You Season Two is a Must Watch
Does anything say the day after Christmas like getting inside the head of a self-obsessed stalker. Well if that’s the vibe you’re going for...
Blackfishing: The beauty trend that preys on black women
By Kelly Mutizira
Every few months, blackfishing and cultural appropriation become controversial topics.
While cultural appropriation, at times also phrased cultural misappropriation, refers to a dominant...
Of love letters and other gestures of romantic love
Danai Mupotsa, University of the Witwatersrand
I remember the first time that I wrote a love letter. I was nine years old and it said...
Beyoncé’s 6 Most Iconic Live Performances
Beyoncé Knowles is the best performer of all time. That is something we all need to get used to and accept, because it's a...
Ling Shepherd: My life with a Covid-19 denialist
Many of us have entertained some kind of coronavirus conspiracy in the last year. I confess that I found myself down coconut bread and...
Meet DotAfro, the proudly and loudly black social media platform
Activists - black activists in particular - find that Facebook is not a safe space to voice their pain and anger on issues affecting...
Watch this talented Durban chef spice up Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out...
A video that’s gone viral locally has us all wanting to hear more - wondering whether her cooking is as good as her vocals.
It...
