Why we all deserve to see the new Winnie documentary
There is arguably nobody in South Africa politics that has been more demonised in the media than Mam’ Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, commonly juxtaposed to her...
Kenyan women live in fear of election violence
Women peace builders representing more than 10 informal settlements in Nairobi have raised their concerns over the impending violence ahead of the August 8...
SA’s Indian Muslims need to check themselves before going after Joey...
Comedian Joey Rasdien was dragged by Muslims on social media this weekend after making a controversial comment during a comedy set at the Ilm...
The Proteas Lost At The Women’s World Cup And They Cried....
The Proteas Women's Cricket team lost to England in the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup yesterday. Despite the brilliant tournament they had, all...
Unfair practices against black and female lawyers are ‘plain for everybody...
Black lawyers are frustrated by the unequal treatment they are receiving from the South African government and the sidelining of black women legal practitioners....
Nine ways to be a better South African this Mandela Day
Mandela Day is a time to give and work on nation building. uTata worked his whole life to erase the rift between South Africans...
Hey Renaldo, a selfie is a selfie, not an invitation
On Wednesday, the DA’s proportional representation councillor for Nelson Mandela Bay Renaldo Gouws posted a Facebook status calling out women who post “sexually suggestive...
Meena Kandasamy’s novel is literary salvation for women abuse survivors
Meena Kandasamy’s latest novel When I Hit You is a wrenching story that straddles the line between fiction and nonfiction. Two reporters, Mishka Wazar...
The rise of women’s cricket shows that playing like a girl...
In the first of a three-part series on women's cricket, Firdose Moonda reflects on how far recognition of the sport has come and how...
Guerrilla art in Braam drives conversation on women’s safety
The Daily Vox spoke to Her Shadow, the self-taught animator and guerrilla performance artist who disrupted the streets of Braamfontein last week. The performance...
Why do SA universities have more female graduates but fewer academics?
May was graduation season at many universities around South Africa. As usual, social media timelines were flooded with pictures of proud parents and grinning...
“I have friends who dropped out of university because they felt...
Students at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) say they’re fed up with feeling under threat from criminals while on campus. On Wednesday, 24...
#NdloziAtUCT: eloquent on Fanon, basic on feminism
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) spokesperson aka The People’s Bae, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi gave a public lecture on post-colonial African liberation movements at the University of...
#TwerkFest: A safe space for black, queer womxn
This Friday is #TwerkFest in Cape Town - a fundraising social event celebrating and claiming space for black, queer *womxn. The space attempts to...
Sorry, Jeff Radebe, your apology is not enough
South African leaders have been getting away with their abuse of women for years. This time, it’s the turn of Minister in the Presidency,...
When we cannot trust our own fathers, which men can we...
I remember wondering if I could still wear my short night dress or my short pyjama pants. I had never felt like that in...
20+ reasons why men cannot be trusted
Journalist Pontsho Pilane lists the many times she's been harassed and violated by men, in both public and private spaces, proving why #NotAllMen is...
Nine ways women can protect themselves from trashy men
Being a woman today is fraught with danger. Rape culture, misogyny, sexism, and the perceived ownership over women's bodies are everywhere. The Daily Vox...
Nine times we questioned the EFF’s feminist politics
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) appeals to the marginalised and underrepresented. Theirs is a political party that speaks to the youth, the working class,...
#ThisIsMyVagina: inspiration for women in male-dominated spaces
Naledi Chirwa, the national spokesperson of the Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command (EFFSC), recently told women and girls to take ownership of their vaginas...
