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Students at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) say they’re fed up with feeling under threat from criminals while on campus. On Wednesday, 24 May, the South African Student Congress (Sasco) held a march at DUT against crime against…

The City of Johannesburg plans to beef up security and visibility in the CBD to protect women. This comes after the several high profile attacks on women in the city centre. According to the city’s public safety representative Michael Sun,…

Being a woman today is fraught with danger. Rape culture, misogyny, sexism, and the perceived ownership over women’s bodies are everywhere. The Daily Vox has compiled a comprehensive list for women and what they should do to protect…

The advert below appeared in the March 2017 edition of Al Qalam, a community newspaper. Shubnum Khan took it upon herself to write a response. Dear perfect future-husband, I saw your advert in The Al Qalam (March 2017) and I would love to…

Since the uproar from last week’s #TaxiRape story - that a group of men in a minibus taxi has reportedly been picking women up, raping and robbing them - multiple women have come forward to tell their stories of harassment in taxis. It’s…

Black people are always being asked to call out racism, and women asked to call out sexism, but there is something intrinsically frightening about standing up against white masculinity. The altercation at Spur over the past weekend, in…

Women’s healthcare in South Africa is steeped in stigma and misinformation, and Donald Trump’s Global Gag Rule does nothing to clear the misunderstanding. There is a severe lack of education locally surrounding women’s health, particularly…

It’s not always easy calling out people when they are being sexist. People can get defensive and use the age-old, “but I don’t do that,” excuse. So if we are going to root it out, men need to join the fight as well, which is why we’ve…

Living in a patriarchal and toxic world forces women to adapt to and normalise the experience of sexual harassment in order to adequately function. Even when women report these incidents, often very little is done to help them or bring the…

Trigger warning: This article contains references to rape and sexual violence There are many difficulties one goes through after a traumatic event. We hear all about these; the stages of grief,  decisions of whether to tell family, friends,…

Since its opening, the Our Lady exhibition in Cape Town has encountered some problems. From artists calling for their works to be taken down, to Sweat criticising the display of a particular artist’s work, The Daily Vox takes a look at what…

You might have seen adverts on social media calling for people (read: mainly women) on bad dates or unsafe situations to go to the bar and either “ask for Angela” or order an “angel shot” to signal the situation they’re in. In South Africa,…

We’ve been seeing people rant and moan all over the internet about what a terrible year 2016 was. And it’s not hard to see why. The few remaining rock stars died, the US decided to elect the most inconsiderate, reckless, and selfish human…

During a new year’s eve celebration in Bangalore, India, police reported evidence of widespread sexual assault having taken place, with many women saying they had been publicly molested by men in the crowd. In widespread condemnation for…

Earlier this year the Pan-African house music band Batuk released their debut album, Musica de Terra (Music of the Earth). The first track Força Força (Power Power) is about women taking charge of their sexuality. The Daily Vox caught up…

Women already have to deal with misogyny and discrimination in all sectors of society solely by virtue, well,  of them being women. And for women in sports, it's further amplified.  Transformation is the buzzword of the moment since sports…

With "South Africa's longest running comics and games convention", #ICON2016 starting on Friday, we caught up with one of gaming’s most well-known faces - PIPPA TSHABALALA. She will be a moderator for a panel at ICON and talked to The Daily…

The recent furore around Lerato Kganyago, True Love magazine and Photoshop reminded LIZEKA MADUNA of the days when she was mocked for her weight, and made her realise that body shaming still threatens the self-esteem of many women. She's…

After the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) announced that it would be dropping its sexual assault case against Marius Fransman we got thinking. Which other politicians out there have had sexual assault/harassment cases laid against…

The release of #RUReferenceList has forced scrutiny on the policies and systems available to survivors of sexual violence at South African universities. HELEN MOFFETT reflects on her own experience of sexual harassment at UCT and she's…