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Ending violence in communities before it starts – what new parents can do
We are now in year 23 of the international 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, but South Africans don’t need reminding that gender...
Another epic fail from Susan Shabangu and the Ministry of Women
One a scale of one to patriarchal, how far back is the Ministry of Women setting South African women?
Last week Women’s Minister Susan Shabangu...
Statement: Youth activists and leaders from civil society convene in Johannesburg to define and...
From the 10th to the 12th of February 2023, 94 young activists and leaders from all across the country gathered in Braamfontein for a...
Press statement: A call to join the Youth Day Parade for Justice and Change
The shoulders of young people are forced to carry the burden of ensuring our country does not collapse nor fall into flames. This was...
#YouthDayParade: “going beyond social media streets”
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF) Youth Activism Programme (YAP) is hoping to gather thousands of young people in Pretoria. This is to "reclaim the...
In conversation with Raeesah Noor-Mahomed, climate and intersectional activist
Raeesah Noor-Mahomed is a South African climate and intersectional activist who has been invited to attend the COP26 summit as an observer.The 2021 United...
#BeTheDrivingForce with Funzani Mtembu and Sonia Phalatse
In commemoration of Women’s Month as part of #BeTheDrivingForce series, The Daily Vox and Youth Capital hosted a discussion on women and the economy....
#BeTheDrivingForce Week Four: Young people should be leading
We are officially in Youth Month with Youth Day just a few days away. But even with such an important commemoration coming up, there...
Kashmiri protesters stand with Palestine
The people of Kashmir recognise the Palestinian experience of settler colonialism and apartheid as Indian authorities arrest several demonstrators for pro-Gaza sentiments. By: Umer Beigh
In...
We need to look beyond consent in discussions of sex and sexual violence
As a sexual violence researcher, one of the most important things I’ve learned about sexual violence, mostly from the feminist movement, is the importance...
#TDVTurns5: “I Want TDV To Never Forget What We Stand For”
PART ONE
The Daily Vox (TDV) started its journey as South Africa Votes 2014. Co-founders Azad Essa and Khadija Patel wanted to cover the 2014...
13 WTF Moments Of 2018
Let's be real: 2018 has been one very long year. If you don't believe us, here's a list of all the things that happened...
Mohammed Tamimi’s Father: “We Thought He Was Going To Die”
Fadel Tamimi thrusts his smartphone into my face to show me a gory video of doctors removing a bullet from his 15-year-old son's head....
Celebrating Mam’ Albertina Sisulu In The Hundredth Year Of Her Birth
Chanting "Wathint` abafazi, Strijdom! Wathint` imbokodo uzo kufa!" outside the Union Buildings 62 years ago, it was Albertina Sisulu and other women anti-apartheid activists...
Read HRH Zenani Mandela-Dlamini’s Eulogy For Mam’ Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
This is the eulogy given by Mam' Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's eldest daughter, Princess Zenani Mandela-Dlamini, at her funeral on 14 April 2018, in Soweto.
Ladies and...
Patriarchy Erases Mam’ Winnie’s Contribution To The Struggle
The late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela had a range of identities that do not fit neatly into the conventional understanding of "Mother of the Nation" as...
Ayanda Mabulu and the politics of rape and sexual violence
If you thought you were done hearing about controversial artist Ayanda Mabulu for the year, you were wrong. Mabulu’s work is being dually exhibited...
070707: Ten years on and the struggle against homophobic hate crimes continues
On July 7 2007 two lesbian *womxn - Sizakele Sigasa and Salome Masooa were murdered in Meadowlands, Soweto. This was not the first hate...
Hope in hopelessness: Reflecting on injustices in Palestine, Cambodia and South Africa
ActionAid International’s Pooven Moodley reflects on his recent trips to Palestine and Cambodia, and the challenges faced by communities there. He says we need...
South Africa mourns beloved ‘Uncle Kathy’
Ahmed Kathrada, affectionately known as Uncle Kathy, passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, 28 March 2017. Kathrada, one of the Rivonia trialists,...