Five things you should know about Ebola
Since March 2014, more than 2600 people across Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea have died in what is now the deadliest outbreak of Ebola ever....
Aaisha’s Ramadaan diaries, Day 12: On reading
Day 12: On reading
It's very clichéd to say that you should read fiction books because they transport you to another world - but where...
The Weekly Dissident: Black Madonna (Blues For The Divas)
you will be a cover-girl
boys will lock themselves
in bathrooms with magazine copies
men with tired dicks will
visualise you before
they go into their wives
schoolgirls will skip
lunch...
Unpacking UCT’s absurd reasoning for scapegoating Muslims
At the end of my last piece on UCT’s absurd and discriminatory reasoning used to justify disinviting journalist Flemming Rose from giving this year's...
10 things that happen when you’re exhausted
We all have days when we push ourselves too hard, when there are a million things to do, and no time to do them...
This is why your kids must go see The Jungle Book
This week Rudyard Kipling's master-colonial adventure "The Jungle Book" was released at all good cinemas across the civilised world. THE DAILY VOX TEAM round...
Religion, tolerance and violence: a conversation with Archbishop Thabo Makgoba
After speaking to religious leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier this year, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba returned home intent on having similar...
5 Buzzwords from the State of the Nation address decoded
On Tuesday, President Jacob Zuma took centre stage at Parliament to deliver the State of the Nation Address for the second time this year....
South Africa, why don’t you care about the $10-million dollars that...
It’s been weeks since we discovered that we paid “a bribe†to host the 2010 soccer World Cup that cost us $10-million.
For a few days...
Here’s why the US, UK and France need to stop selling...
With multiple players, factions and proxy wars playing out on its territory, understanding the war in Yemen is not easy. However, what we do...
Should 702 be allowed to close down the city?
On Sunday, tens of thousands took to the streets of Jozi for the 702 Walk the Talk. This year the event asked all entrants to...
Can Zimbabwe’s vice president survive the heat?
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe - From the sharp-tongued First Lady, Grace Mugabe, holding a string of rallies bluntly demanding that she be charged with treason and...
Buhari wins landmark election in Nigeria
As counting in the closest-ever election in Nigerian history concludes, incumbent candidate Goodluck Jonathon has conceded defeat.
BREAKING: President Jonathan Congratulates Gen. Buhari In A Phone...
The SADC Wrap: Is Zambia’s president alive or not?
Each week award winning journalist KRISTEN VAN SCHIE brings you all the news that’s worth knowing from across the SADC region. Here is this week’s...
Remi Kanazi’s new poem talks plain truth to the denial of...
This Divestment Bill Hurts My FeelingsRemi Kanazi
this divestment billhurts my feelings
that Caterpillar bulldozer ended lifein the body of an American citizendrove her bones into...
Live blog: 2016 #ElectionResults
3:30PM: We'll be taking a break for a bit, catch us on Twitter @thedailyvox or on Facebook.
3:00PM:Â The Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in South...
Five tips for getting through your finals exams
The matric class of 2014 is currently sitting its final exams, as are students at tertiary institutions across the country. Exams, and the long wait for...
“This makes us look like criminals†– Alexandra resident
Residents of Alexandra have mixed feelings about the deployment of the army in their community – some told PONTSHO PILANE the extra security presence could...
The SADC Wrap: Coup or no coup? Lesotho leaves everyone scratching...
Each week award winning journalist KRISTEN VAN SCHIE brings you all the news that’s worth knowing from across the SADC region. Here is this week’s SADC...
Aaisha’s Ramadaan diaries, Day 16: On understanding protest
Day 16: On understanding protest
When I was in third year, I sat in in a lecture where we debated the semantics of service delivery...
