2021 Local Elections: Everything you need to know
South Africa will most likely head to the polls on November 1 for the local government elections. Here’s everything you need to know about...
The Amazon Development might bring jobs while carting away biodiversity
The proposed multi-billion rand deal Amazon struck with the City of Cape Town is heading to court. Court papers have been filed by lobby...
Out of Quatro: An Extract
Out of Quatro: From exile to exoneration is Luthando Dyasop’s story. The book is a story not only about Dyasop’s extraordinary life, but also...
#BeTheDrivingForce with Funzani Mtembu and Sonia Phalatse
In commemoration of Women’s Month as part of #BeTheDrivingForce series, The Daily Vox and Youth Capital hosted a discussion on women and the economy....
Who is Jolidee Matongo, Jozi’s new mayor?
Jolidee Matongo is the new mayor of South Africa’s biggest city, Johannesburg. Matongo became the city’s executive mayor in an unopposed race on August...
Malls as the site of the “new apartheid”
In Dr. Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh’s new book, The New Apartheid, he unpacks how apartheid never ended in South Africa. Instead it just reinvented itself and...
7 poems commemorating the Women of the anti-apartheid struggle
On August 9 1956, thousands of women marched to the Union Buildings. They were marching against the apartheid pass laws. Led by Helen Joseph,...
Showmax’s Devilsdorp smashes viewing records and launches a companion podcast
Showmax has launched Devilsdorp: The Official Companion Podcast, presented by Nicole Engelbrecht of True Crime South Africa. It’s South Africa’s first victim-focused true-crime podcast....
Cape Town taxi route dispute remains unresolved
After two weeks of taxi violence in Cape Town, the situation has reportedly de-escalated. Daylin Mitchell, the provincial minister of transport, suspended the disputed...
The New Apartheid shatters the idea that apartheid ever ended
In Dr. Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh’s second book The New Apartheid, he examines how apartheid has reinvented itself. This book follows his first, Democracy and Delusion....
Basic Income Grant funding, explained
There has been a renewed call for the introduction of a basic income grant. The Universal Basic Income Grant (UBIG) has long been spoken...
What you need to know about NSFAS 2022
The cycle for the 2022 National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) applications are due to open in the next month or so. NSFAS has...
Disputes over taxi routes escalates violence in Cape Town
Thousands of commuters have been left stranded due to taxi violence in Cape Town. The taxi violence has been described as a fight between taxi...
News Flash: #RebuildSA in progress but tensions still remain
Even as parts of KwaZulu Natal (KZN) and Gauteng start to rebuild and open up, racial tensions continue in KZN. Many have also been...
#ShutdownSA economic costs run into the billions
The cost of damages from the #ShutdownSA unrest has been estimated to run into the billions, for the retail sector alone. The rand weakened...
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...
Makhanda and the future of service delivery protests in SA
In Makhanda, between May and June, protestors shut down roads, and other access points. They were protesting jobs and decent services. In response to...
News Flash: #SAShutdown targets community radio stations
Destruction continued in many communities in KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng on Wednesday as shutdown spreads to Mpumalaga and Northern Cape.
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News Flash #ShutdownSA: what is currently happening
The South African National Defense Force (SANDF) has now been deployed to assist the police to stop the civil unrest. However, destruction and violence...
Durban food riots turn the wheel of history
South Africa’s social crisis has erupted as the people Cyril Ramaphosa and Jacob Zuma deem expendable, those who bear the brunt of the past...
