How I Made It After Matric With No Degree
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Zinhle Cingo (27) is a mother of two who runs various businesses to sustain herself and her family. Like many other young...
How to console someone when words are not enough
I feel like a broken record when sending condolences messages. The ways of saying it may differ, but the helplessness behind it is the...
The 2021 Integrity Icons share what integrity means to them
Accountability Lab SA is part of a global network of labs working on good governance and anti-corruption. Their Annual Integrity Icon Awards celebrate the...
Ten Reasons South Africa Doesn’t Suck Right Now – May 2017...
May came and went, and we are officially at the halfway point of 2017. We don't know how we got here: there is new...
8 quotes that capture the magic of tea
Who doesn’t love a good cup of tea? It might not have as much of a street rap as coffee but it does offer...
Ten reasons South Africa doesn’t suck right now – July 2017...
This year keeps getting more and more extra. This July, South Africans have faced more racism in our schools, xenophobic building raids which left...
This self-published author wants children to take pride in their blackness
Thenjiwe Mswane is a young black queer womxn* that everyone should be talking about. Thenjiwe is a 27-year-old self-publishing author who just recently wrote...
Author Clinton Chauke: “What A Wonderful Time To Be Young, Black...
There's a lot of things Clinton Chauke would describe himself as: social critic, fierce debater, Pan-Africanist. But despite being born in 1994, one label...
If I was delivering the #SONA, I would prioritise…
On February 9, president Cyril Ramaphosa will be delivering his seventh state of the nation address. This speech is meant to report on the...
The Daily Vox’s take on the defining issues of #LGE2021
There are now 11 days left for the 2021 local elections. Political parties are rounding up their campaigns and doing a final push to...
It’s International Coffee Day! 5 Hot Facts About Coffee
October 1 marks International Coffee Day. It's the day where caffeine lovers around the world can proudly celebrate their love of the popular drink....
10 reasons South Africa doesn’t suck right now – April edition
April went by really fast - but at the same time, April was really, really long. And not just because of the public holidays....
10 reasons South Africa doesn’t suck right now – October edition
For some reason, it seems like 2016 is getting worse by the month. It's suddenly November, we're feeling the real effects of the drought,...
Ten Reasons South Africa Doesn’t Suck Right Now – April 2017...
In the wake of a few tumultuous political happenings, April was a good month. The leaves started changing colour, and graduation season went into...
“Beyond the Holiday: exploring systemic and structural factors in Human Rights”
Less than 24 hours before the annual observance of the commemoration of the Sharpeville massacre, which occurred on the 21st of March in 1960...
Nal’ibali releases 6 free children stories to celebrate Heritage Month
To commemorate Literacy and Heritage Month, Nal’ibali – the national reading-for-enjoyment campaign – in collaboration with Standard Bank have partnered to bring South African...
In conversation with Education Africa founder, James Urdang
In 1992, James Urdang founded the NPO, Education Africa. It is an organisation that aims to “educate, equip, and empower disadvantaged South Africans to...
10 Movies Of 2019 To Look Forward To
While 2018 was the year for amazing movie releases (Remember Inxeba and Black Panther !) 2019 has some great releases coming out which is...
In Pictures: Comic Con 2019 Comes Alive
Comic Con Africa is back, and even bigger. The 2019 edition of the convention took place from September 21-24. Despite some of the big...
Security Guard And Now Qualified Teacher Nkosingiphile Kwela, On His Journey
After 16 years working as a security guard for various companies, Nkosingiphile Kwela from Floweni, south Durban, graduated with a degree in teaching at...
