Nuclear, security, fees and the ties that bind
In 2017 South Africa has faced rising electricity costs, near drought conditions in the Western Cape, a corruption crisis with the state social grant...
The President’s Keepers and state capture: black intellectualism needs to focus,...
It is astonishing that a book revealing deep-rooted and widespread corruption and state capture in government should instead prompt a pointless debate about Jacques...
“It doesn’t make sense to have a house worth a million...
Opposition parties in KwaZulu-Natal have questioned the provincial government’s decision to set aside R15 million to build houses for four tribal chiefs. This, after...
How unaffordable healthcare costs leave people prone to dangers of self-medication
"I haven't been to a doctor in a couple of years now; and it's not because I never get sick but I can't afford...
Africa’s coming demographic dividend, and why you should care about it
The year 2030 marks when Africa could become the economic and social powerhouse we’ve always imagined it could be, or slip past the point...
#CosatuStrike: ‘Zuma must step down because he is clearly captured’
South Africans have not given up on the struggle against corruption and state capture. Thousands of members of the Congress of South African Trade...
5 Contraceptives That Are Effective And Affordable
The 26th of September marks World Contraception Day, launched in 2007 and supported by a number of international organisations interested in sexual and reproductive...
‘Radical economic transformation has been hijacked by a corrupt faction’
On Tuesday, Zwelinzima Vavi, General Secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions, spoke at 'A Decent Standard of Living' conference organised by the...
Outspoken Makhosi Khoza quits the ANC and Twitter brought the fire
Former ANC MP Makhosi Khoza, who has been a fearless critic of corruption in government today quit the party. Twitter could not deal. The...
What does Zuma’s corruption charge concession mean?
On 14 September, the Supreme Court of Appeal finally heard an appeal which will decide whether the corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma will...
SA needs a stronger stance on the Rohingya Crisis
Over three hundred thousand Rohingya have been displaced since August 25, and there have been reports of indiscriminate killing and the burning of their villages....
Can the Public Protector be removed from office?
Questions have been raised about the Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness for office. But under what circumstances can the Public Protector be removed? Safura...
Mduduzi Manana pleads guilty to assault
Former deputy minister of higher education Mduduzi Manana has pleaded guilty to three counts of assault with intent to commit grievous bodily harm. Manana...
Reed dance a front for corrupt tendencies
Last week it emerged that the eThekwini Municipality had set aside R1.6 million for the annual reed dance held at King Goodwill Zwelithini’s Enyokeni...
Calls for constitutional reforms in Togo
Protests against Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe are intensifying, with a march against the Gnassingbe family’s fifty year rule in the works. The Daily Vox...
Here’s why Kenyans are heading back to the polls on October...
Kenyans head back to the polls on October 17 for a new presidential election - its second for the year. . This second election...
What you need to know about the candidates for ANC president
The ANC’s official nomination and campaigning season only officially begins at the end of September but, with just a few months until its December...
Dear deputy president, we are not shields in your political battles
In a letter to deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa, Gaopalelwe Phalaetsile reflects on the ways in which *womxn end up as collateral damage when men...
Here’s why we need to give zama-zamas mining permits
In August, informal miners marched on the department of mineral resources (DMR) in Pretoria to demand the legalisation of small-scale mining and a moratorium...
We cannot stay silent when justice is whisked away on a...
In light of the controversy surrounding Grace Mugabe’s visit to South Africa, and speedy departure, Mohau Bosiu says that we as Africans must hold...
