10 Muslim creatives you need to know about right now
We’re big on community over here at The Daily Vox, and we love to see people doing fun, innovative things. In light of it...
Cape Town refugees in limbo: “You can’t stay here without your...
Asylum seekers in Cape Town are struggling to obtain documentation, because they can only apply for refugee permits in Pretoria, Durban or Musina. With...
This ANCYL official says it’s okay to loot foreign-owned shops and...
On Wednesday, The Daily Sun published an interview with Mandla Matikinya, who claims to be chairperson of the ANC Youth League (ANCYL)Â Mawika Zone branch,...
Your guide to voting in the 2016 local elections
What are the municipal elections?
Municipal elections take place every five years to elect councillors who will be responsible for running a municipality.These councillors will...
9 Facts You Didn’t Know About Shaka Zulu
Shaka Zulu is the most famous African ruler to ever walk South African soil. Popular stereotypes imposed on the modern-day Zulu people continue to...
Weekly Dissident: Sipho Mnyakeni – “If the poet doesn’t say it, who...
In the Weekly Dissident today, Mphutlane wa Bofelo speaks to author, poet and motivational speaker, SIPHO MNYAKENI, about his work as a change agent;...
I thought South Africa would liberate Africa (but it didn’t happen)
Nigeria's Femi Kuti, the son of Africa's music icon Fela Kuti, said that he had hoped that South Africa would be the country to liberate the...
Ebola: How one little boy danced his way to recovery [VIDEO]
As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa continues unabated, there comes a moment of lightness in the form of a bubbly 11-year old boy...
Onwards to Decolonising the Book!
This year's Time of the Writer Festival promises to be 🔥🔥🔥.
First up, the festival runs from Monday 14 March - Saturday 19 March at various venues...
How to survive being home for the holidays
Whether it’s the uncle who drinks too much or the grandmother who keeps asking when you’re getting married, family has a way of stressing...
Did the SAPS and SANDF raids violate the rights of hostel...
For the past two nights, the South African Police Service and the South African National Defence Force have raided hostels in Jeppestown and Alexandra...
Aaisha’s Ramadaan diaries, Day 10: On sincerity
Day 10: Sincerity
The thing about things is that sometimes, people don’t like things until it becomes a thing.
Too much of the time we go...
2022: here are some of the big events we can expect
The year that has just passed 2021 was filled with all kinds of big events. There was the July unrest, the arrest of former...
A letter from the frontlines of “Shutdown Zimbabweâ€
If there's one picture I wish I could have taken of Zimbabwe's national stayaway protest yesterday, it's the police playing pool at the local...
Updated: what you need to know about the crisis in Burundi
Burundi is in the midst of a political crisis and violence is spilling out onto the streets of its capital, Bujumbura. There are fears...
How to conduct a t-war like Chester Missing
Chester Missing has had a busy year. The well-known puppet, created by comedian and ventriloquist Conrad Koch, has been accused of racism and of...
UJ students evicted from society offices on campus
Late on Sunday night, reports came in on Twitter of students having been forcibly evicted from residences at UJ’s Auckland Park campus. According to...
Dr Gray: A night in the trauma unit (Part 1)
In the first of a two-part series, DR THOMAS GRAY describes the adrenaline rush and drama that a night in the trauma unit bring....
Why Boko Haram is not only Nigeria’s problem
With news that one of the over 200 kidnapped Chibok girls was found this week, with a four-month-old baby, the horrors of what Boko...
The Actor: psychological horror on a shoestring budget
A white mask, stained by a drop of blood. This was the opening shot of actor and director Aidan Whytock’s The Actor. Exploring the...
