Hey Cyril, the family’s got some questions for you …
These days, the only interesting thing about the country’s occasional family meetings is working out whether our aunties on Whatsapp have got the time...
Student protests: different year, different students – same old issues that...
There is no easy answer to the question. Books can be filled, hours can be spent debating it - and there still might be...
FMF 2021: Historic debt, the missing middle and free education explained
The Daily Vox has put together 10 questions we want to answer to better understand Fees Must Fall 2021 – not just as the...
Fees Must Fall 2021: here are 10 key questions
A shutdown is underway at various universities across South Africa as students ramp up protests that began at several campuses last week. Most of...
Blade Nzimande: Funding to be re-prioritised for higher education
Cabinet has agreed that funding should be re-prioritised for the Department of Higher Education and Training to ensure that all National Student Financial Aid...
#SONA2021: A fatigued Ramaphosa urges South Africa to march forward together
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on February 11. It was markedly different from previous SONAs. The parliamentary...
Love thy neighbour: How to be a good neighbour during the...
In partnership with the Solidarity Fund.
Here’s how to tell people to stick to the rules without being annoying. Be a good neighbour advising people...
Challenging Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination in Black Communities
In South Africa, the month of October has been declared Mental Health Awareness Month with the objective of not only educating the public about...
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...
Students Struggle To Adjust To Online Learning
By Sibongile Ralana
As the early days of online learning roll out across various tertiary institutions — but students highlight internet access, anxiety and inconsiderate...
What Activists Want The President’s SONA To Say
President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a tough challenge for the 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA). Rolling blackouts, failures at state-owned agencies, and student...
Implications Of Business Rescue Proceedings for SAA
Next month the president is expected to take the nation into his confidence about the challenges facing South Africa’s state owned enterprises, SAA included....
Minister Angie Motshekga, Please Don’t Call Us To Celebrate Failure AGAIN!
Every year we are called out to celebrate matric results without looking at our basic education failures. When Minister Angie Motshekga formally releases the...
Traditional Khoi-San Leadership Act Underpinned By Idea That Rural People Cannot...
by Richard Raber, PhD Student, African History, Indiana University Bloomington
Last week South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Traditional Khoi-San Leadership Act. Some have...
Difficult Conditions Ahead For SA Farmers
Farmers across South Africa are warning the government they might not survive the current drought gripping South Africa.
What is a drought?
Defining the particular circumstances...
South Africa: Our Morally Unconscionable State the Needs Systemic Political Reform
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South Africa, unlike most countries that fail, has not fallen prey to any nefarious outside interference or simply succumbed to the incompetence of our...
The Butchers Of Marikana Won
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What to make of the fact that the people who set the Marikana massacre in motion now sit in South Africa’s halls of power?...
