Marvelous Madonsela: Five cases that put the Public Protector in the...
Since her appointment as Public Protector in 2009, Thuli Madonsela has become a key feature in many political discussions in South Africa. She was...
Chad Le Clos on winning and being a role model
Just how hard it is to train for the Olympics? Alicia Pillay-Wagiet chatted to multiple-Olympic medallist CHAD LE CLOS about just what he does...
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...
Five women activists doing important work to end gender violence
As 16 days of activism comes to a close, we look at five prolific women who are working to ensure that addressing violence against...
The best of South African music in 2014
In no particular order, AAISHA DADI PATEL lists what she thinks are the best seven of the best South African songs of the year
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This Ghanaian artist does incredible things with only a ballpoint pen
Without the use of fancy filters or expensive materials, Ghanaian Artist Enam Bosokah makes striking art with only the use of a ballpoint pen....
Blade Nzimande: What His Return Means For Higher Education
The last time he was the higher education (DHET) minister he said “students must fall” and dismissed the student movement. Now Dr. Blade Nzimande...
What do South African political parties think about the Palestine-Israel issue?
THE DAILY VOX team went out and asked the ANC, DA, EFF, ACDP, UDM and COPE about their policies on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
African National...
Israel is why a popular academic is pulling out of this...
As South Africa's drought intensifies, the Mail and Guardian in conjunction with the South African Department of Water and Sanitation has organised Water Summit...
Rhodes Must Fall: The movement after the statue
It's been more than a month since Rhodes Must Fall burst into action at the University of Cape Town (UCT). With the statue gone,...
Small business minister wants spaza-shop trade secrets
Did you hear the one about the small business minister who said foreigner spaza shopkeepers must share their “trade secrets†or else? Sadly, it's not...
Ziyaad Janoo of Chicky Lamba fame killed
Ziyaad ‘The Godfather’ Jaanoo of the Chicky Lamba saga fame was shot and killed on the East Rand on Tuesday night.
CONFIRMED: Ziyaad Janoo from...
My people’s deaths in Beirut do not matter as much as...
On Saturday the world woke up to tragedy. Carnage in Beirut and Paris. In what seems to have been the work of the Islamic...
How Cyrildene’s Derrick Avenue transformed into Chinatown
Walking down Derrick Avenue in Cyrildene on a Tuesday morning will make you think you are walking down a street in a Chinese city....
Lobola Calculator: The thin line between humour and misogyny
A new app used to calculate lobola has has taken South Africa by storm, with many women (and men) using it to find out...
South Africa isn’t alone in feeling the wrath of El Niño
South Africa is in the middle of its worst drought since 1982, millions of households are facing water shortages and the cost of basic...
Women cannabis entrepreneurs in a time of Covid-19
We spoke to women who have launched CBD-infused products and are using social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram to facilitate sales and marketing. BY...
Five reasons why Uzalo has knocked Generations off its top spot
Upstart SABC drama Uzalo has done the impossible and replaced perennial favourite Generations as the most-watched show on TV. ZILUNGILE MNISI gives us five...
Tembisa: the informal settlers whose homes have been occupied by strangers
For the past 15 years, residents at Winnie Mandela Park informal settlement in Tembisa township have received municipal bills for services they can’t access. The bills...
Sea the Bigger Picture with Shamier Magmoet
Shamier Magmoet is a free diver from Heideveld on the Cape Flats. He is also a passionate environmentalist working hard to keep the ocean...
