Politics

“Mashaba we need answers now,” read the makeshift placard held up by an Alexandra township resident. The Marlboro Community Centre was teeming with angry Alexandra township residents on Tuesday evening, awaiting a meeting with Johannesburg…

Subscribe to Sipho’s Weekly Political Newsletter. On Thursday, I was invited by the University of Witwatersrand chapter of the Golden Key Honour Society to a debate and panel discussion on the upcoming elections, looking…

“I just want to ask Ramaphosa how we must live as Alexandra residents because we are suffering,” Elizabeth Nkwana (61) said. Nkwana, a small business owner and staunch African National Congress (ANC) supporter, has lived in Alexandra…

AS TOLD TO The doors of Jaconia Moloutsi’s (19) school have been shut for the second week now. Alexandra township, where Moloutsi has lived with his father for most of his life, is currently seized by protests. Residents of Alexandra…

The Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) are both eager to show they are ready for the 2019 National Election. They briefed media on two consecutive days about their progress with less than a month until May 8.…

NEWS ANALYSIS A number of steps have been taken to address the scourge of gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide in South Africa since The Total Shutdown (TTS)-led march against it on August 1, 2018. Despite this, there is still work…

Less than a month before South Africa is due to go to the polls, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema predicted the party would increase its governing base, and also said that President Cyril Ramaphosa would fail to…

Calling all young South African leaders with an interest in building democracy! The Democracy Works Foundation (DWF), in partnership with the In-Transformation Initiative, introduces the first-of-it’s-kind leadership academy. The…

COMMENT A search reveals that the term “police” shows up 22 times on the Democratic Alliance’s 83-page manifesto. Whilst this isn’t a fact to be immediately alarmed about, a deeper reading of this party’s stance on policing shows that…

Yongama Ludwe - the United Democratic Movement (UDM)’s number 6 on the party’s parliamentary list - is also the Gauteng Provincial Youth Secretary. This is a sign he says that the party is embracing the youth. The Daily Vox team spoke to…

Subscribe to Sipho’s Weekly Political Newsletter. A record number (48) of political parties are expected to contest the 2019 national elections, according to the Independent Electoral Commission. This beats the previous record of 33…

EXPLAINER South Africans are gearing up to go to the polls for the national election on May 8. However, there are special concessions for those who are unable to vote on the designated election day. The Daily Vox explains special…

The 2019 National Elections are going to be very interesting. The current political scene in South Africa has given rise to many alternative political voices in the run-up to the elections. One such is the Assembly of Unemployed (AoU)…

Deon Maas packed up his whole life and moved to Berlin with his wife and four dogs to seek new adventures. There, he walks dogs and writes books. His latest offering is called Witboy In Berlin, and is brimming with his musings about the…

Last week, about 150 Malawian nationals in Durban were displaced following attacks by locals in Burnwood Road, Sydenham. The distraught families say they lost everything. Men, women and children, all victims of the violence that…

African Freedom Revolution is a new party in KwaZulu-Natal which promises to address various issues including corruption, education, and abuse of religion. The Daily Vox spoke to the party's president, Bishop Timothy Ngcobo, KwaZulu-Natal…

On March 29, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) published the names of all the candidates nominated by political parties. The names are on the IEC website. People have until April 2 to object to any of the people on the list. This…

COMMENT Update: On Saturday, the UCT council declined to adopt the resolution of a full academic boycott of Israeli institutions, which was passed by the Senate earlier, choosing instead to send it back for an assessment process. The…

Former student leaders of the Fees Must Fall (FMF) movement are well on their way to Parliament. Wits University FMF leaders Nompendulo Mkwatsha and Fasiha Hassan have been named on the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party list.…

The top three political parties competing in the 2019 national elections have all released parliamentary lists, and all three have made important nods to youth leadership. However, that is no automatic guarantee that youth issues will be…