Emmanuel Macron can’t seem to stop his Africa gaffes
French President Emmanuel Macron seems determined to carry on the proud tradition of Western leaders making the worst comments about the people of Africa,...
“I would rather have CR17 than NDZ†– Young people on...
The 54th national conference of the African National Conference (ANC) will be held from 16 December until 20 December, where the ruling party will...
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...
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....
Why Obama’s Speech Did Not Give Us Feels
You could hear a pin drop as former US president Barack Obama delivered the 16th annual Nelson Mandela lecture at the Wanderers Stadium on...
The new ANC top six in a dilemma with Zuma’s free...
On Monday night, the African National Congress (ANC) finally concluded the election of the party top six. Cyril Ramaphosa, the deputy president of South...
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...
One year ago, Ahmed Kathrada asked President Jacob Zuma to resign
On Monday, President Jacob Zuma recalled Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan from a trip to London where he was set to meet with investors.
It's widely...
Steven Friedman on what SA can do to get rid of...
The Daily Vox spoke to Steven Friedman, political analyst and director of the Centre for the Study of Democracy, about the options South Africans...
Caught in the Spider’s Web: Radical Economic Transformation and Authoritarian Populism
The emergence of the campaign and associated political rhetoric under the banner of “Radical Economic Transformation†(RET) devolved from the Zuma administration. Over the...
Ramaphosa’s tough job of selling SA at Davos
The World Economic Forum will be taking place from January 23 - 26, at the Swiss ski resort town of Davos. The annual gathering...
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...
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...
#SouthAfricaReacts: Zuma Is Gone Edition!
Valentine's Day 2018 left South Africa shook, and not because someone sent us roses unexpectedly. Not since the Zimbabwean coup-lite last year has this...
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...
HETN urges Zuma to release Fees Commission, condemns 2018 fee increases
The Higher Education Transformation Network (HETN) has urged President Jacob Zuma to release the Fees Commission report. The HETN also rejects unilateral fee increments...
‘We are at a crossroads’: ANC turns on Zuma while the...
In the wake of the #CabinetReshuffle, everyone seemed to have something to say. Press conferences, protests, and court interdicts abound; The Daily Vox rounds...
Three reasons #UniteBehind is different from #ZumaMustFall and #BlackMonday
Civil society organisations in Cape Town are marched to Parliament on Monday afternoon to call for the removal of President Jacob Zuma. This came ahead...
BRICS Day 2: Here’s What Went Down
Photo opportunities and declaration signing was the theme of Day 2 of the 10th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa Summit). All...
Why didn’t you listen when we told you to learn the...
South Africans were out in their numbers to protest against President Jacob Zuma on Friday. While the streets might have been filled with diverse...
