Ukuthwala: the sex trafficking scandal devastating rural South Africa
“Back home in the Eastern Cape, ukuthwala is normal and has always been, so long as one has the means to pay lobola and...
The Real Price Of A Degree: “We Will Never Be The...
BOOK REVIEW
Thuthukani Nkosi, a master’s degree student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal has finally published his book The Real Price of a Degree, which...
Modern day slavery in cocoa farming: The guilt behind eating chocolate
The truth about the chocolate industry might leave a bitter taste in your mouth. Chocolate is a billion-dollar industry but it is not necessarily...
The Stigmas Of Sex Work “To Be Blessed And Slaying”
Over the last three years a new tagline of a type of sex work has populated much of social media under the name of...
‘Nobody wants you around’: the story of a black woman with...
Regina Mary Ndlovu (28) is an actress living with albinism. She told The Daily Vox about the relentless discrimination she experienced in both Zambia...
Zara’s no-trolley policy discriminates against child with special needs
International fashion brand Zara's no-trolley policy came under fire this week when employees at their Cresta Shopping Mall branch refused to make an exception...
The Place Of Sara Baartman At UCT
The label “Hottentot Venus†continues to haunt our memory of Sara Baartman. This moniker, used in Jean Reaux’s posters to advertise the exhibit of...
Stop Letting Capitalism Convince You To Overwork
Recently Buzzfeed News published an article about "Millennial Burnout" - the condition seeming to affect people born between the years 1980 and 2000. It...
People with albinism need more medical assistance from government
Mafusi Tampe and Lebo Kgopane are a young couple living in Soweto with a boisterous eight-month-old girl. Both have albinism, and little Diteboho does...
Black-On-Black Colonialism: The Divide Between Francophone Cameroon And Anglophone Ambazonia
The struggle of the people of the English-speaking region of Cameroon made international headlines again last month when seven activists received prison sentences, ranging...
The Butchers Of Marikana Won
COMMENT
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?...
‘Forcing Muslim Women To Remove Hijab Is Infringement Of Rights’
Removing the hijab worn in the form of a headscarf for a Muslim woman is a right infringment. This is according to the Women’s...
#JusticeForCapeFlats: Here’s Why People Are Turning Their Avis Orange
Over the past few weeks, orange profile pictures have appeared on social media in South Africa, apparently inspired by a similar campaign from Sudan,...
No to benches to memorialise forced removals from Simonstown
Ling Shepherd visited Simonstown to see a new set of benches commissioned to commemorate the forced removal of Black and Coloured people from the...
Nomvuyo Ngcelwane Tells The Story Of Black People In District Six
Nomvuyo Ngcelwane's book Sala Kahle District Six was first published in 1998. For the 20th anniversary of the book, publishing house Kwela Books have...
Asylum Seekers At The Durban Refugee Reception Centre Tell Of Their...
Almost everyday, Moore Road is packed with hundreds of refugees of different nationalities who desperately stand in long queues and some sit on pavements...
It’s 2020 and Bantu Steve Biko is more relevant than ever
September 12 marks 43 years since the death of Bantu Stephen Biko. His murder robbed us of one of our greatest minds. But his...
The Hardships Of Living As A Trans Woman In Durban
August is Women's Month in South Africa, with 9 August being a Women's Day. Meanwhile a total shutdown march was organised across all provinces...
Chinese South Africans Take “Hate Speech” Case To Equality Court
The Equality Court has heard The Chinese Association's (TCA) legal case against 12 respondents accused of hate speech, harassment and unfair discrimination. The case...
France and the hijab: The problem is France
By Iram Yousuf
Earlier this morning the French Senate passed an amendment that would make it illegal for girls to wear the headscarf worn by...
