Load Shedding: Small Businesses May Shut Soon
"The loss is so great that sometimes we have to throw away some of the dough when it becomes stale due. The sad part...
ANC candidate Valentino Stander wants to work for communities
During the campaign trail, African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa said the governing party is fielding some of the best candidates for the...
Protest nation: government needs to listen better
South Africa could be entering a new era of protest. This is according to Karen Heese of Municipal IQ, an online database that monitors...
‘People are protesting because we are living in suffocated spaces’
While South Africa celebrates its youth, those living in Freedom Park, south of Johannesburg, feel forgotten by the government. They are angered by the...
UniLim Students Fight For Workers’ Rights
University of Limpopo (UniLim) students will be receiving their NSFAS payouts tomorrow, according to SRC secretary general, Mathoko Thato. However, no agreement has been...
Alexandra Residents Suffer As Politicians Point Fingers
“I just want to ask Ramaphosa how we must live as Alexandra residents because we are suffering,” Elizabeth Nkwana (61) said. Nkwana, a small...
COVID-19 increased the already high unemployment in the Matjhabeng municipality
The Matjhabeng local municipality is part of Lejweleputswa district municipality. It is one of five municipalities in the district. The name is a Sesotho...
No-fees school in Limpopo is struggling due to vandalism
A no-fees school in Limpopo is struggling to survive. The combined school has been broken into countless times. Now vandals have ripped the school...
Why Alexandra Booed Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba
“Mashaba we need answers now,” read the makeshift placard held up by an Alexandra township resident. The Marlboro Community Centre was teeming with angry...
Book Extract Alert from Nuclear: Inside South Africa’s Secret Deal
Shortly after Zuma received treatment in Moscow for alleged poisoning, he signed off on a massive, far-reaching – and unlawful – nuclear power deal...
Voters share their thoughts on #Elections2021
For Election Day, The Daily Vox team spent the day speaking to voters. From Hanover Park in the City of Cape Town to Marlboro...
Hout Bay protests: Rubber bullets, burnt cars and tense streets
Dissatisfaction is growing among residents of Imizamo Yethu.
#AlexTotalShutdown: “The Strike Is Killing Us As Grade 12 Learners”
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The doors of Jaconia Moloutsi’s (19) school have been shut for the second week now. Alexandra township, where Moloutsi has lived...
What exactly is ‘spatial apartheid’ and why is it still relevant?
For the past few months, the Reclaim the City campaign has been drawing attention to economic segregation and gentrification in the City of Cape...
Marievale Evictions: The SANDF Is Still Barring Residents From Their Homes
Marievale residents have yet again been barred from returning to their homes despite a court ruling by the High Court in Johannesburg stating they...
Power cuts for Thulani residents: “pay R500 fine for lights”
Various townships in Gauteng have been experiencing power cuts unrelated to loadshedding. The power cuts have been taking place from 2021. It’s due to...
Three year court battle between Limpopo municipality and engineering company continues
There has been three years of legal wrangling between Gauteng-based electrical engineering company and cash-strapped Fetakgomo Tubatse municipality in Limpopo. Now the engineering company...
Life In A Durban Hostel Is A Nightmare
March 21 marks Human Rights Day annually, where South Africans commemorate the events of Sharpeville Massacre, however, for hostel dwellers around Durban this day...
The Politics Of ‘Expropriation Of Land Without Compensation’ In South Africa
In a speech presented at the Urbanization: Impact of land availability - focus on land occupation Indaba organised by MEC for human settlements and...
Here’s How Sign Language Will Become an NSC Exam
During his inaugural state of the nation address, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the first National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination on South African Sign...
