Vavi: Only nationalisation can end SA’s job-loss bloodbath
Saftu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says that as inequality continues to grow, more and more people are demanding a socialist economic structure. Vavi was...
‘Radical economic transformation has been hijacked by a corrupt faction’
On Tuesday, Zwelinzima Vavi, General Secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions, spoke at 'A Decent Standard of Living' conference organised by the...
Dr Makhosi Khoza is done with the ANC’s top women
Dr Makhosi Khoza had nothing good to say about the women at the top of the ANC when she spoke to Radio 702 host...
Calls for constitutional reforms in Togo
Protests against Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe are intensifying, with a march against the Gnassingbe family’s fifty year rule in the works. The Daily Vox...
Here’s why Kenyans are heading back to the polls on October...
Kenyans head back to the polls on October 17 for a new presidential election - its second for the year. . This second election...
Democracy and Delusion: old problems, new solutions
The Nkandla debacle, the Marikana massacre, Fees Must Fall, GuptaGate, Zuma Must Fall and daily service delivery protests - South African politics is a...
What you need to know about the candidates for ANC president
The ANC’s official nomination and campaigning season only officially begins at the end of September but, with just a few months until its December...
Dear deputy president, we are not shields in your political battles
In a letter to deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa, Gaopalelwe Phalaetsile reflects on the ways in which *womxn end up as collateral damage when men...
Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh talks decolonisation, democracy and delusion
Activist, rapper and author Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh spoke to The Daily Vox about his newly released project Democracy and Delusion. The project is two-part: a...
Running South Africa like the AU might not be a good...
ANC presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma recently said that if she became president of South Africa, she could do for South Africa what she did...
Diplomatic immunity not an option for Grace Mugabe, says SA government
The South African government has received legal advice indicating that, despite travelling on a diplomatic passport, Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe does not qualify...
How to get rid of an incompetent ward councillor
Ward councillors are meant to act as a bridge between community members and government. But councils are often the first places where communities come...
Young people say #ZumaVote should be a wake-up call for South...
Last week, Parliament held a vote of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma by secret ballot. He survived by 21 votes. Although this meant...
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is the latest politician to victim-blame abused women
ANC presidential hopeful, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is the latest to join the long list of politicians who have said questionable things about gender-based violence. We...
Overeager voters, faulty biometrics and arrests as #KenyaDecides
Long queues were the order of the day as Kenyans took to the polls Tuesday to vote in a hotly contested national election, pitting...
Want to have your say in the vote of no confidence?...
Tuesday afternoon’s secret ballot looms, but many are doubtful that the ANC MPs will vote against Zuma. Parliament needs 50 ANC MPs to vote...
#KenyaDecides: What you need to know
Tuesday, August 8 marks Kenya’s 12th elections since independence. The Daily Vox rounds up all you need to know.
1. Who are the main contenders?
While...
Kenyan election commission under scrutiny as poll day looms
Kenya’s Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has faced unprecedented hurdles over the past few months, causing concerns over its preparedness for Tuesday’s elections....
Kenyan youth: We want peaceful and credible elections
In a country in which half of registered voters are below 35 years old, not only do the youth have a role in choosing...
Mbete agrees to host secret ballot! Now what?
Speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete, agreed on Monday to hold a secret ballot for Tuesday's parliamentary vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma....
