16 Days of Activism: how South Africa’s TV news gets it wrong
South Africa is a country that experiences a very high level of gender-based violence. During the UN’s annual international 16 Days of Activism Against...
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...
3 things we liked and 1 thing we didn’t about Blood...
Netflix’s Blood & Water season three releases November 25. Here are some thoughts on the season. One of the most important things is that...
In 600 words: South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan
At the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC/COP27) happening in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, president Cyril Ramaphosa presented South...
Blood & Water stars tease season 3: “Be prepared for something...
Ahead of the highly anticipated release of the third season of South African Netflix original Blood & Water, The Daily Vox chatted with two...
Khampepe report finds black students and staff still feel “excluded” at...
On November 10, the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of Racism at Stellenbosch University Report (Khampepe report) was publicly released. The 184 page report...
The power of humour in South Africa
South Africans joke about everything. Happy, sad, serious, definitely not a joking matter - nothing is off limits. During the pandemic, the July Unrest...
It’s that time of the year again: the annual Janice Honeyman...
It’s that time of the year. Everyone is slowly but surely getting in the holiday mood. Dezemba is on its way and people are...
Emergency services in South Africa are overwhelmed: how one community created...
In a medical emergency, the time it takes emergency services to respond could be the difference between survival or death. Ambulance response time is...
5 podcasts to add to your playlist
The popularity of podcasts on the African continent is something that is growing especially due to investment. The number of podcasts being released are...
Blood & Water season 3 and more coming to Netflix this...
Every month, streaming service Netflix removes and adds a number of original and licensed content to the site. This means that sometimes everyone’s favourite...
Murder of Johannesburg sex workers shows why South Africa must urgently...
The decomposed bodies of six women, four of whom were identified as sex workers, were recently discovered at a panel beating factory in Johannesburg....
Why climate action needs climate finance
The Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) was one of the major announcements that emerged from COP26. This is a partnership between France, Germany, United...
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...
Children’s mental health is important for their present and future
Globally October 10 is marked as World Mental Health Day. It’s a day meant to raise awareness around issues related to mental health. The...
Statement: Protesters continue to demand President and Finance Minister implement Basic...
On Tuesday, 18 October 2022, protesters held giant letters spelling out the Basic Income Grant in front of the Union Buildings calling on him...
A new wave of activism is rising – a political awakening...
A moment of hope was born some seven years ago as students across South Africa joined together in their call for a free decolonised...
#FeesMustFall 2015 as it happened from The Daily Vox’s archives
October 14, 2022 marked seven years since the beginning of the 2015 Fees Must Fall protests and movement by extension. While the protests formally...
Reflections of the #FeesMustFall movement from TUT grounds
South Africa has been host to many protest and students uprisings - both in the apartheid era and the infamous post-apartheid rainbow nation era....
7 non-fiction book releases to add to your TBR
As the year draws to a close, readers can usually expect the release of some really great non-fiction books. That’s definitely the situation with...
