How a UBIG can support healthier kids, happier adults, and lifelong...
Universal Basic Income Guarantee Factsheet Series
Keen to learn more about a Universal Basic Income Guarantee (UBIG) but not sure where to start? Over the...
Phala Phala Gate explained in 600 words
President Cyril Ramaphosa has a lot to answer for. On November 30, the Section 89 Independent Panel released its report investigating whether the President...
Jobs versus Grants: Are employment and basic income a policy trade...
Universal Basic Income Guarantee Factsheet Series
Keen to learn more about a Universal Basic Income Guarantee (UBIG) but not sure where to start? Over the...
No one left behind: Why universal basic income makes more sense...
Universal Basic Income Guarantee Factsheet Series
Keen to learn more about a Universal Basic Income Guarantee (UBIG) but not sure where to start? Over the...
The 55th ANC National Conference: explained in less than 700 words
Every five years - just over a year before the national elections - the ruling African National Congress (ANC) gathers for its national conference....
Why does South Africa need a Universal Basic Income Guarantee? –...
Keen to learn more about a Universal Basic Income Guarantee (UBIG) but not sure where to start? Over the next week the Institute for...
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...
In 600 words: South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan
At the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC/COP27) happening in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, president Cyril Ramaphosa presented South...
November 15 2022 is Day of the 8 Billion
On November 15, the United Nations is going to be marking Day of Eight Billion. This is because the world’s population is projected to...
Khampepe report finds black students and staff still feel “excluded” at...
On November 10, the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of Racism at Stellenbosch University Report (Khampepe report) was publicly released. The 184 page report...
Student politics – same plot, new players
The anxiety was palpable. The air was thick with impatience. The winds of change blew furiously. I do not usually gamble, but if you...
Statement: Protesters continue to demand President and Finance Minister implement Basic...
On Tuesday, 18 October 2022, protesters held giant letters spelling out the Basic Income Grant in front of the Union Buildings calling on him...
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...
A new wave of activism is rising – a political awakening...
A moment of hope was born some seven years ago as students across South Africa joined together in their call for a free decolonised...
#FeesMustFall 2015 as it happened from The Daily Vox’s archives
October 14, 2022 marked seven years since the beginning of the 2015 Fees Must Fall protests and movement by extension. While the protests formally...
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....
7 non-fiction book releases to add to your TBR
As the year draws to a close, readers can usually expect the release of some really great non-fiction books. That’s definitely the situation with...
Mpumelelo Mkhabela’s The Enemy Within: An Extract
Mpumelelo Mkhabela's The Enemy Within: How the ANC lost the battle against corruption looks at the ruling African National Congress. Mkhabela who is a...
What happens if the basic income grant isn’t implemented correctly
At this moment, the basic income grant (BIG) is a matter of when and how and not if. There has been opposition to the...
The Blinded City is a tribute to the people of the...
If you’re interested in the politics of the Johannesburg inner-city, then Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon’s book is a must-read. The Blinded City is a narrative style...
