Cato Manor Community Protests As Red Ants Destroy Shacks
The never ending battle between the eThekwini Municipality and shack dwellers in various informal settlements continues. The latest one comes after the Anti-Land Invasion...
Johannesburg South Residents Embark On Roll-On Community Action
Residents of areas in the south of Johannesburg including Eldorado Park, Freedom Park, Slovo Park, Lehae, and Soweto have embarked on a wide-scale service...
From Andries Zwane to Andries Tatane – Repression, Austerity, and A...
Amidst the last few months of turbulent parliamentary politics and fierce leadership battles within the ruling ANC, bitter struggles on the forgotten streets, classrooms...
Gupta Raid: The Saxonwold Shebeen Is Being Closed Down
Happy Valentines Day South Africa! South Africans woke up to news on Wednesday that the Hawks had raided the Gupta compound which houses infamous...
Durban cop sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for killing a protester
A Durban police officer was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on Monday, for the murder of a young woman who was shot during a...
Danger from above: rocks thrown off bridges is an increasing robbery...
Drivers in northern KwaZulu-Natal are familiar with the trend of rocks thrown at cars from bridges. This is a robbery tactic that has been...
Safety concerns mount as thousands flock to Durban beaches
Thousands of people have descended on the city of Durban for the festive season, with many people taking advantage of the sunny weather to...
Ukuthwala: the sex trafficking scandal devastating rural South Africa
“Back home in the Eastern Cape, ukuthwala is normal and has always been, so long as one has the means to pay lobola and...
Nuclear, security, fees and the ties that bind
In 2017 South Africa has faced rising electricity costs, near drought conditions in the Western Cape, a corruption crisis with the state social grant...
Legal toolkit for student protesters in South Africa
On Tuesday the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (Seri) released a legal and practical guide to student protests. It is a user-friendly guide...
#FeesMustFall: Wits failed to provide healthcare and police targeted first responders
New report echoes the warnings of the Marikana Commission of Inquiry and says police and schools must plan for protests.
Don’t be intimidated; security guards don’t have any special policing rights
Security guards in South Africa are known for abusing their power but what a few people know is that security do not hold any...
Robbery down in KZN, but Berea remains a crime hotspot
Residents living in and around Berea, Durban are raising concerns over criminal activities plaguing the area, where people are being targeted and robbed in...
UFS withdraws private security, CPUT justifies it, and UCT heads to...
#FeesMustFall protests continued at the University of the Free State (UFS), University of Cape Town (UCT), and Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). While...
#TaxiStrike in Cape Town affects thousands of commuters
Busses were set alight and cars were stoned this morning as taxi drivers in Cape Town embarked on a massive strike in the city.Â
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Izwi Lami: a tech tool for rape survivors
The pervasiveness of rape in South Africa means there are many survivors in need of tools that empower them. Online platform Health-e News launched a campaign...
#Biko40 reminds us the police are still brutal
On 12 September, South Africans commemorate 40 years since the death of Bantu Stephen Biko, anti-apartheid activist and founder of the Black Consciousness Movement....
Izwi Lami: Reporting rape when the police don’t take you seriously
Despite rape being a serious problem in South Africa, some police officers still don’t know how to treat rape survivors properly.
After being raped at...
#SAPSCapture: when police serve politicians, not the law
As the Moerane Commission of Inquiry probes the 89 political killings in KwaZulu Natal since 2011, The Daily Vox explores the disturbing trend of...
If you were arrested during #FeesMustFall you might have a criminal...
People who were arrested during #FeesMustFall protests may be in for a nasty surprise when applying for jobs or international studies if it turns...
