Our 2021 recommended reads
It’s that time of the year to round up the books of the year. There have been some fantastic releases in 2021 from fiction...
For Colored Girls explores what it means to be a black...
Ntozake Shange’s music-drama, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, is a work of poetry, music and improvisational dance...
Qarnita Loxton: On Writing Cape Town’s Sex And The City
Born and bred in Cape Town, Qarnita Loxton started writing as a way of keeping herself busy. Being a shy child, she had always...
Joburg’s New Gold: Women In The Inner-City
The discovery of gold in 1886 saw Johannesburg as a city laced with promise. While this precious resource has been mined away, the city...
Are We Willing to Send Our Parents to Jail?
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The current trajectory of South Africa’s attempt to rebuild from the Zuma (plus the last 5 Mbeki) years, will eventually force our generation...
The Dove Self-Esteem Project Has Launched In South Africa
Too fat, too skinny, too dark, too light, too short, too tall: everyone has insecurities about themselves that they carry from their childhood. The...
Animated Film Fosters Hair Love For Black Girls And Their Dads
When the internet identifies with a project, amazing things happen. A filmmaker in the United States is getting a lot of love - and...
Winter has come to South Africa and it’s beautiful!
Just when we thought winter was nearing its end, it’s snowing in many parts of South Africa. Temperatures dipped as a cold front swept...
John Kani on what Black Panther means for Africa
During an interview at the US premiere of Black Panther, the legendary South African actor John Kani - who plays King T’Challa in Marvel’s...
‘It is wrong when people only give charity on Mandela Day’
With Nelson Mandela International Day coming up, many people are looking for a way to spend 67 minutes for Tata - from painting orphanages...
Mentorship and leadership organisation Faculty of Best Advisory celebrates 10 years
Mafule Moswane, co-founder of the Faculty of Best Advisory (FBA), told The Daily Vox there were multiple reasons for the formation of the organisation. Moswane...
Zimbabwe’s Got Animation Talent
Amongst the noise, and excitement of Comic Con Africa 2019, there was a panel going on about Africans in Animation. Two of the panellists...
Ten reasons South Africa doesn’t suck right now – October edition
This year has been a lot, and most of us are already counting down until it ends. But October wasn’t all bad despite the...
Durban’s Top Hotspots For Foodies
Warm, friendly Durban is a popular holiday destination. With its unique blend of cultures and traditions, its food scene is not to be underestimated....
Sobae Is A Dessert Love Story
Thula Ndema and Thato Masondo are on a mission to make sorbet eco-friendly. From the streets of Braamfontein to their own space in Victoria...
In Photos: Gauteng Celebrates The Jacaranda Season
Every year from late September to November some of the trees in Johannesburg and Pretoria turn a vivid lavender. That's when we bid farewell...
Abahlali baseMjondolo: An urgent call to build solidarity in action
This is a statement released at the weekend by Thapelo Mohapi, Mqapheli Bonono and Nomusa Sizani of Abahlali baseMjondolo and Marvin Govender of the Phoenix Residents...
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...
South African matrics finish school on a heartwarming note
Matric learners are recognising the financial constraints amongst their peers and are selflessly donating their schooling belongings to relieve this. The last of the...
A moment with Zuleikha Mayat
Zulieka Mayat is renowned in the South African Indian community for her cook book, Indian Delights, which was first published in 1954. The 87-year-old was also active in the struggle against the apartheid government in Durban where she organised a women’s community group that has worked tirelessly for social change. RUMANA AKOOB spoke to her.
