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The African National Congress launched its elections manifesto, and a promise of 275,000 new jobs per year is a key pillar of it. While party faithful interviewed by The Daily Vox at the rally expressed confidence in the party’s vision for…

On Saturday, the African National Congress president Cyril Ramaphosa launched the party’s manifesto for the 2019 elections - promising an inclusive economy, and a hefty, public-sector investment in infrastructure as a way of boosting jobs.…

Thousands of people flocked the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday for the African National Congress 107th birthday celebration, and launch of its manifesto for the 2019 national and provincial elections. People from different walks of life…

South African general elections are nearing and one of the major social movements for human rights, Abahlali baseMjondolo say this year’s vote will be determined by who really is for the people. Speaking to the Daily Vox in an interview,…

The Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command (EFFSC) launched its #SizofundaNgekani Campaign at a press conference in Braamfontein on January 7. Timeously launched in the 2019 election year, it aims to “redress the issues clouding the…

Rehad Desai is well known for his socio-political documentaries. The director presented us with Miners Shot Down which tracked what transpired between miners and mining management following the Marikana massacre in 2012. That was followed…

The City of Johannesburg’s ‘protest fees’ are a major free speech violation, and nobody seems to care, write MURRAY HUNTER and THAMI NKOSI. Have you heard about the #JoburgProtestFees? We know it sounds crazy, but yes: the City of…

On Thursday, the North Gauteng High Court ruled that mining companies and the government must obtain full and informed consent from communities before granting a mining licence on their communally-owned land - a massive victory for the…

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his second cabinet reshuffle on Thursday afternoon, a change enforced by the death of the environmental affairs minister Edna Molewa, and the resignation of the home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba. The…

The Constitutional Review Committee adopted a recommendation to parliament that section 25 of the Constitution needs to be amended “to make explicit what is implicit”. The indication is that the amendment will not be a drastic amendment,…

One of former president Jacob Zuma’s final acts as the president of the African National Congress (ANC) was to announce free education mandate during the ANC’s National Congress in December 2017. 2018 has been a trying year for students and…

Not so long-ago political analysts and mainstream commentators were already writing the eulogy of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) because of the election of the ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa and the removal of the former president Zuma.…

Universities are often claimed to be microcosms of society with people saying understanding universities means understanding society. Rekgotsofetse Chikane says that’s not true especially at previously white universities which are bad…

Former Fees Must Fall (FMF) activist and student leader Mcebo Dlamini will contest for the position of African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) presidency this weekend. While students support his contestation, political analyst Dr…

Former student leader and current member of African National Congress (ANC) communication team Fasiha Hassan has been awarded the Student Peace Prize (SPP) for her work in the Fees Must Fall (FMF) movement. Norwegian students awarded Hassan…

A new Treasury report details how Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Deputy President Floyd Shivambu’s brother, Brian Shivambu, allegedly sent R10 million of the stolen R16.1 million from people who banked at VBS, to Floyd, with the party…

Think-tank Youth Lab launched their 2019 Youth Manifesto, a collection of challenges and solutions to the problems young people face in South Africa, at the Wits Club on 4 October. Compiled through a months-long process in consultation with…

2019 is just a couple of months away, and political parties are already gearing up for next year’s general elections.  With the many challenges currently facing South Africa, political parties will have many issues to consider in…

Insouciance is a characteristic that’s been lodged against coloured people of the Cape for years. In April 2018, however, G@tvol Capetonian arrived to put that allegation to bed and fight for the coloured community. Emerging amidst a…

The Economic Freedom Fighters are flourishing on university campuses across South Africa, according to the leader Julius Malema. The organisation’s student structures are making their mark on campuses, and The Daily Vox examines what this…