No policy in sight to help people with albinism in SA
People with albinism continue to face stigma, health challenges and the threat of violence, and there is still no solid policy to address their...
Albinism activist says we need to do something before the killings...
Mpho Tjope (33) resigned from his corporate job to dedicate himself as an albinism awareness activist. He says South Africa needs to do more...
‘Nobody wants you around’: the story of a black woman with...
Regina Mary Ndlovu (28) is an actress living with albinism. She told The Daily Vox about the relentless discrimination she experienced in both Zambia...
People with albinism need more medical assistance from government
Mafusi Tampe and Lebo Kgopane are a young couple living in Soweto with a boisterous eight-month-old girl. Both have albinism, and little Diteboho does...
Poverty, power and greed leave people with albinism prone to black...
"Growing up, we were told that people with albinism are different from us and the common perception was that they don't die, they disappear,"...
Do strict school uniform policies enforce discrimination?
On Monday, Northcliff High School drew criticism when the public learned that it required students to carry a laminated card to show they had...
Northcliff High concession cards likened to apartheid dompas
A prominent Johannesburg high school has ended its practice of issuing students with passes if they deviated from the official school uniform.
This month, Muslim...
Queer love blossoms in unlikely places
May 17 is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. Queer rights activist Gabriel Hoosain Khan gave the following speech at the Dutch Embassy...
Our progressive constitution is not enough to protect LGBTQIA+ people
17 May marks International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. But how safe are members of the LGBTQIA+ community in South Africa? The Daily...
‘Ringleader’ and collaborators behind Stellenbosch Nazi posters identified
Stellenbosch University has made headway in investigating the imitation Nazi posters that surfaced on its campus on Tuesday. The investigation, led by its Equality...
Imitation Nazi posters cause outrage at Stellenbosch University
On Tuesday, social media was in an uproar as images of slightly edited Nazi propaganda posters were circulated online. The posters have been put...
MSF field worker draws parallels between xenophobic attitudes in SA and...
Kate Stegeman is a South African field worker for Doctors Without Borders (MSF), a non-governmental organisation that delivers emergency aid to those in need....
We need to foster safe spaces for the LGBTQIA+ community
In March, a principal in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, forced 38 girls to tell their parents they were gay, an incident which shows just how...
Failure to act: Will the real allies please stand up?
By now everyone has seen the horrific attack on the Asian man who was dragged off a United flight in Chicago. Time and time...
Will Nandos ever peck on white-owned land?
We have all seen the latest Nandos ad. And while many have appreciated the characteristic wit and play on words from Nandos, NOMALANGA MKHIZE is...
Student groups condemn goose-step, Hitler salute at Wits
A Wits University student was filmed on Thursday performing a goose-step and Nazi strong-arm salute on campus. This comes at the end of the...
Life Esidimeni: The forgotten people of South Africa’s healthcare system
There was once a time when people thought mental illness was demonic possession. Priests used to perform exorcisms, in which the supposedly possessed person...
How not to be sexist: a beginner’s guide
It's not always easy calling out people when they are being sexist. People can get defensive and use the age-old, "but I don't do...
Cages, coffins, petitions, and other fucked up shit black people deal...
Black people are used to getting the raw end of the deal. For centuries black and brown bodies have been beaten, lynched, arrested, tried,...
#BlackoutClifton: disrupting Cape Town’s whitest spaces
Over the past two weeks, posters titled “Blackout Cape Town†have been circulating on social media, calling for an occupation of Clifton Beach and...
