Non-COVID Related Deaths Under Lockdown
Just around 700 people have died of the COVID-19 virus in South Africa. These deaths have not been the only casualties. With the deployment...
After Zuma: Why Ramaphosa May Wait To Become President
It might be a bad political move for African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa to immediately take over as interim president if Jacob...
Eat The Rich: The CEO SleepOut Is Capitalism’s Absurdity Laid Bare
The CEO SleepOut is a perfect advertisement for late capitalism in all its crass glory: having bled the sun, the moon, and the earth...
Will Student Leaders Make An Impact In Parliament?
Former student leaders of the Fees Must Fall (FMF) movement are well on their way to Parliament. Wits University FMF leaders Nompendulo Mkwatsha and...
Does Youth Day need to return to its political origins?
For government's official celebrations of Youth Day this year, President Jacob will address young people in Ventersdorp in the North West, on the subject...
What the firing of Zimbabwe’s vice president means for South Africa
The firing of Zimbabwe’s deputy president Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday has sparked international concern over exactly what’s going on in Zimbabwe’s political arena.
The announcement...
ASEAN Should Show True Leadership On Rohingya This General Assembly
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Two years on, Asia is no closer to ending its worst refugee crisis in decades. Over 900,000 Rohingya are in Bangladesh alone, including 759,000...
The Gillette Advert Is Cool, But…
Gillette's new advertisement has everyone touched in some way: some think it's revolutionary in the face of the #MeToo movement and the fragile men...
The List: 5 things people shouldn’t be doing during a civil...
As the civil unrest and looting unfolded across KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng we’ve seen tensions starting amongst the public. Here’s 5 things people shouldn’t be...
Attacks On EFF Are Attempts To Shrink Radical Politics In South...
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Recent attempts in the media to question the legitimacy of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) are part of an overall drive...
What Young South Africans Really Think Of President Cyril Ramaphosa
On 14 February, South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma finally stepped down following a recall by the African National Congress. The Daily Vox asked...
Patricia De Lille’s New Party: Should We Expect Great Things?
Former Democratic Alliance (DA) member and Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille announced on Sunday that she will be launching a brand new political...
Jacob Zuma, The President Who “Did Nothing Wrong”
We thought this day would never come - Jacob Zuma has finally taken the L and resigned as the president of South Africa. Zuma...
Xenophobia In Durban: Malawian Nationals Want To Return Home
Last week, about 150 Malawian nationals in Durban were displaced following attacks by locals in Burnwood Road, Sydenham. The distraught families say they lost...
Students Are Walking From Cape Town To Pretoria For Access To...
A group of 13 people, including a pastor, a lawyer, and members of the University of Pretoria (UP) student representative council and other students...
5 Things To Bring “Ramaphoria” Back
Let's be honest. Ramaphoria (for those of you who contracted it) is wearing thin. The country is still in a shambles. Economically, President Cyril...
Mutual benefits or exploitation: the China-South Africa relationship is complicated
South Africa has been a key beneficiary and partner of China's expansion into the African continent. In the second in a series on Sino-Africa...
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...
Extract: Women in Solitary
In her new book, Women in Solitary: Inside the female resistance to apartheid, author Shanthini Naidoo explores the female experience of activism and how...
The results are finally in #LGE2021
It has been an intense and busy few weeks but now finally the results of the 2021 local government elections are out. At the...
