Book Fayre: How Meeting Authors Inspires Children To Read
Literacy levels in South Africa have long been a cause for concern. Many children in South Africa cannot read with understanding in any language....
Book Extract: “You Have Struck a Rock”
"You Have Struck a Rock" by writer and commentator, Gugulethu Mhlungu looks at how history has shaped the conditions women face today. The book...
Remembering Steve Biko, through his own words
Steve Biko once wrote, "I write what I like." The founder of South Africa's Black Consciousness Movement, he was also one of the students...
You really need to read Angie Thomas
Angie Thomas really has the magic touch. All of her books are fantastically written novels which can be read by people of any age....
Extract Alert: Adulting 101: How to survive the real world by...
Adulting 101 will help you navigate the tricky terrain of adulthood. Jen Thorpe guides you through everything you need to know (including what you...
Dr Tlaleng On Advocating For Sexual Rights
BOOK EXTRACT
Doctor Tlaleng Mokokeng is an internationally renowned health activist, doctor and writer. In her latest book Dr T: Guide To Sexual Health and...
REVIEW: The Emthonjeni Heritage Film Festival a showcase of South African...
Held over four days last week, the Emthonjeni Heritage Film Festival in Cape Town showcased films of heritage and historical relevance. Ling Shepherd attended...
Extract from Richard Sutton’s Thrive: The Power of Resilience
Richard Sutton’s Thrive is a rich source of unique and practical skills and tools that are easy to apply to help you develop and...
AKF Youth Club calls for the opening of Lehae Library
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF) has embarked on a campaign to fast-track the opening of the community library. It's led by the AKF Lehae...
Why We’re Reading YA Well Into Our Adult Years
If you’re a regular The Daily Vox reader, you’ve probably noticed how often we laud YA or Young Adult fiction.
But what on earth is...
Quick Read: Ray Hartley on “Best Choices” for South Africa’s future
Better Choices: Ensuring South Africa's Future is a collection by South Africa’s top thinkers on the political economy. A bleak picture currently exists of...
Sally Partridge on the inspiration for “The Girl Who Chased Otters”
In her latest book, The Girl Who Chased Otters, award-winning novelist, Sally Partridge brings to life the complexity of being a young adult. One...
Former Daily Vox Journo Lizeka Maduna Writes Her First Book
“Reading is what inspired me to write a book, especially books written by black women for black women,” says Lizeka Maduna, speaking to The...
Miss SA finds her magic in new book
Shudu finds her Magic is Miss South Africa 2021, Shudufhadzo Musida’s story. It is also a story for any young person struggling and trying...
Loss and food in “Crying in H Mart” and “Brown Baby”
Food and grief have a special relationship. In Michelle Zauner’s Crying in H Mart and Nikesh Shukla’s Brown Baby, the reader gets a beautiful...
Books Helping Children To Understand COVID19
The coronavirus pandemic has brought with it a whole new set of anxieties. And if it’s been a scary time for us adults, it...
Extract: Flow: The Book About Menstruation
Flow is a new book from Kwela Books. The book, Flow, will inform, educate, empower, and inspire all those who menstruate. Written by a...
#JozisBBF: An Affordable Literary Festival
Jozi’s Books and Blogs Festival (#JozisBBF) is an annual literary festival that takes place in Lenasia, a suburb in the South of Johannesburg. Started...
Jwara! Induna’s Daughter: An extract
Born into privilege, Joyce PilisoSeroke questioned her environment. She grew up in a gated compound for the mining elite at Crown Mines but soon...
“Flow: The Book about Menstruation” should be mandatory reading
Flow: the book about menstruation is an informative and empowering book about menstruators. Written by Pontsho Pilane, Candice Chirwa and Karen Jeynes, it’s a...
