Prioritise education Mr Finance Minister
Kagiso Trust Chairperson Mankone Ntsaba expresses her views on how the Finance Ministers' budget speech neglected education.
Our education system is as much a threat...
What it means to be the world’s oldest war correspondent
At 84-years-old, Al J Venter is considered one of the oldest active war correspondents. Born in South Africa in 1938, Venter now lives in...
10 Books To Read For Non-Fiction November
During the month of November, National Non-Fiction November month is celebrated in the United Kingdom. It’s an annual celebration of all things factual. While...
Bo-Kaap Interdicted For Protesting For Their Community
The Bo-Kaap community was interdicted by one of the developers who are seeking to gentrify the community. On July 4, the Blok Urban Living...
Fact and fiction: the story of South Africa told in The...
In The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of a Brave and Bewildered Nation, writer Eve Fairbanks writes a compelling non-fiction story that comes off as...
Skeef is a straight snaphsot on queer life in South Africa
Skeef is a 2019 queer documentary written, produced and directed by Renaldo Schwarp. The 40 minute film follows the lived experiences of a few...
OPINION: Death by suicide: the final symptom of mental illness
Twenty-three people will die from suicide today in South Africa. Another 460 South Africans will try to end their lives today. They are from...
Book Fayre: How Meeting Authors Inspires Children To Read
Literacy levels in South Africa have long been a cause for concern. Many children in South Africa cannot read with understanding in any language....
The importance of World AIDS Day
HIV/AIDS remains a major public health issue that affects millions of people worldwide. There were almost 37.7 million people globally living with HIV...
‘Community’ During The COVID-19 Lockdown
The novel coronavirus pandemic, or COVID-19, has forced many of us inside our homes and asked of us to do something that does not...
TB, HIV And COVID-19: Urgent Questions As Three Epidemics Collide
Emily Wong, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV pose a significant burden on South Africa’s health system. There’s a close relationship between the two....
Announcement: goodbye for now
We are incredibly sad to announce that after almost nine years, The Daily Vox is going away for a little while.
As a platform dedicated...
Goodbye, 2019 – You Have Been Memorable
Let us count the ways this year has been wonderful.
Compiled by Fatima Moosa
The Springboks winning the World Cup
Nothing is likely to top the South...
Four brothers, one ward councillor position up for grabs
In the Eastern Cape, it’s the battle of the brothers for the local government elections. Four brothers are contesting to become the ward councillor....
Who heals the healer?
“I’m okay. I’m hanging in there. You know how it is,” writes Dr. Anastacia Tomson as she navigates being a woman, a queer person,...
Fact-checking influential TV presenter’s claims about child trafficking in South Africa
Published: 22 September 2020 12:07 | Last updated: 23 September 2020 02:59 (GMT)
FROM AFRICA CHECK
Claims
Two claims about human trafficking in South Africa.
Source: Lerato Kganyago, South African...
What it means to be unemployed as a person with a...
On Monday I sat in a Zoom meeting with other Disabled people. We were discussing vaccine accessibility challenges. One of the statistics discussed was...
“We want people to be proud of the story” say the...
Netflix’s The Braves Ones will be streaming to over 190 countries from September 16. The show which features a brilliant mix of experienced and...
South Africa’s biggest cities are out of water, but the dams...
South Africa’s major cities in the Gauteng Province – the country’s economic heartland – are experiencing major water shortages. In Johannesburg and Tshwane taps...
Students struggling with online learning will be invited back to campus
Approximately 66% of students are set to return to campus under level two of South Africa’s lockdown restrictions. Minister of higher education Blade Nzimande...
