South Africans are feeling despondent about the current state of affairs
South Africans are overwhelmed by staggering challenges which seem to be outnumbering even the most optimistic ordinary citizens from all walks of life.
When we...
More Promises – Has the President finally shown South Africans his...
South Africans will once again be tuned in to listen to President Cyril Ramaphosa deliver the “state of sorrow address” to the nation on...
The Qatar FIFA World Cup: It’s only ‘sportswashing’ if we let...
In July 2018 I was studying in the United Kingdom, and paused for an afternoon to watch the England men’s national soccer team play...
The power of humour in South Africa
South Africans joke about everything. Happy, sad, serious, definitely not a joking matter - nothing is off limits. During the pandemic, the July Unrest...
#FeesMustFall reflections from a Critical Race Feminist
The intersection of race, class and gender form the underlying premise of Critical Race Feminism. It is to point that this reflection will take...
Personal notes on #FeesMustFall: How things could have been different.
I remember it as if it was yesterday, the excitement to go to the university of Pretoria. For many reasons than one, this was...
Reflections of the #FeesMustFall movement from TUT grounds
South Africa has been host to many protest and students uprisings - both in the apartheid era and the infamous post-apartheid rainbow nation era....
Pragmatic solutions needed for the digital divide in South African schools
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has connected the world, yet we are even more disconnected from each other. We live in a reality where the...
Digify Languages: African Languages in the Digital Age
As the world is transforming into a global digital village, digital activists across Africa have advocated for inclusive approaches to rapid digital transformation. Language...
OPINION: Death by suicide: the final symptom of mental illness
Twenty-three people will die from suicide today in South Africa. Another 460 South Africans will try to end their lives today. They are from...
Language matters
There has been a resurgence of xenophobic rhetoric over the past few weeks in South Africa. That of course seems to imply that xenophobic...
How Cosplay and Roleplay Helps Boost Mental Wellbeing
Dressing up as your favourite characters from a film, book, or game and acting the part provides a wonderfully fun and creative outlet. It...
South Africa has been warned that it faces an ‘Arab Spring’:...
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki recently launched a sharp critique of the governing African National Congress (ANC) for failure to address what it...
How the Depp-Heard case might shape the future of domestic abuse...
If you are even remotely engaged with popular culture, you have likely encountered the discourse surrounding the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard case. The trial was,...
#TDVSpaces: #YouthDayParade – What’s next
Following the Youth Day Parade organised by Ahmed Kathrada Foundation Youth Program, The Daily Vox hosted a Twitter Space on June 30 to unpack...
Opinion: South Africans have outsourced their political responsibility
The recent revelations about the current and sitting President, Cyril Ramaphosa illustrate that the is no good or bad African National Congress (ANC), the party...
Making 4IR relevant: a Kagiso Trust Youth Career Expo: Scratch, drones...
Press release: issued by Kagiso Trust
“How do we solve the unemployment problem today and transform our current situation? How do we harness skills ourselves...
Memorandum: Youth Day Parade for Justice & Change
Dear Mr President, We want to have a future!
We – the youth – have addressed this memorandum to you and to every public servant...
Let us remember our hope this Youth Day
To put it simply, being a young person in South Africa is not easy. We were supposed to be living in a completely different...
Calling All Young Filmmakers!
Here’s an opportunity for young filmmakers in South Africa
Are you an up-and-coming filmmaker looking for your next opportunity? Accountability Lab South Africa (ALSA) might...