Severus Snape is not the hero you think he is
Just a disclaimer before I start – I am a huge Potterhead. I have lived and breathed all of the Harry Potter books for as long as I can remember. I know many of the obscure, often-forgotten details...
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News24 publishes then retracts racist article on Michael Holding
The article titled “Holding hypocrisy” was retracted by News24, and its editor-in-chief says he will get to the bottom of the issue, but readers are furious and demand answers. News24 found itself in...
View ArticleWits Strike Ends – Workers satisfied with outcome
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) and other unions have been on strike at the University of Witwatersrand since...
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The Color Purple Musical is a must-see for all
The Broadway-staged The Color Purple musical had its opening performance with an all South African cast at the Joburg Theatre on Sunday and The Daily Vox team was there. Featuring a star cast of...
View ArticleRantso Mokopane On How The NWU Attack Happened
Twenty-two-year-old Thabang Mosiako, a South African athletics champion who was due to fly to Algeria for the CAA African Cross Country Championships in March was attacked on February 4th by about...
View ArticleRepresentation and Belonging: Why it matters to young South Africans
It was during my first week of orientation at university. In a place that felt strange with few people that looked like me. The faculty welcoming coordinator asked us to look to our right and then to...
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Venal Naidu On His ‘Date My Family’ Appearance That Had So Many People Shook
Tweeps have expressed disappointment with the families which featured in Mzansi’s favourite dating show Date My Family, this past Sunday, 18 February. The featured bachelor was Venal Naidu, an Indian...
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Why The New Mo Salah Chant Makes Me Uncomfortable
The new Mo Salah chant from Liverpool fans has been taking the world by storm. Liverpool’s number 11, Mohamed Salah has been leading the goalscoring for Premier League side Liverpool Football Club, to...
View ArticleIncubus’ Ben Kenny On Growing up with White Rock & Roll Role Models
The Daily Vox caught up with alternative rock band Incubus’s bassist Ben Kenney about an hour before their maiden performance in South Africa on Saturday, 24 February. We asked him about the...
View ArticleProfessor Neil Roos: How Ordinary Whites Were Caught In Apartheid Society
To understand the history of the ideology of race, and fighting racism to eventually reach the utopia of non-racialism, we need to understand and challenge ‘whiteness’ as the foundation of racial...
View ArticleHow Anti-Racism Week’s Campaign Fails To Get To The Root Of The Problem
On Tuesday, the Anti-Racism Network South Africa (ARNSA) launched the official 2018 Anti-Racism Week which is to take place from 14 to 21 March 2018. ARNSA is an alliance of the Nelson Mandela...
View ArticleThe Place Of Sara Baartman At UCT
The label “Hottentot Venus” continues to haunt our memory of Sara Baartman. This moniker, used in Jean Reaux’s posters to advertise the exhibit of Sara, may have been repudiated by renowned scholars...
View ArticleThe Politics Of The Other: Being A Black Muslim In South Africa
“Wherever you go, there will always be the politics of the other, whether you are in an Islamic space or whether you are amongst the Africans,” said the Soweto-based Imam and newly elected Al Jama’ah...
View ArticleFascism And The EFF: Or How To Gaslight The Media
Let me be the second to congratulate Gareth van Onselen, after he congratulated himself first in the Huffington Post this week. After he wrote on 7 March in Business Day that the Economic Freedom...
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Huda Fahmy Uses Comics To Tackle Islamophobia
Huda Fahmy is a cartoonist who is using her Instagram platform to create cartoons about her daily experiences of being a Muslim women in the United States of America. She tackles issues like the...
View ArticleMam’ Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s Legacy Is Still A Site Of Struggle
South Africa, is a country that is inhibited by ghosts trying to find their homes and it is a country that knows no justice. History continues to socialise us to the space that it’s okay for Black...
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K-pop Idols And Blackface: It’s Not Okay!
It’s not easy being a fan when the idols you adore display blatantly offensive behaviour. As fans, we have a responsibility to call out harmful behaviour. The K-pop industry has changed perceptions...
View ArticleMax Du Preez: On Fighting Against Apartheid As Media
From the late 70s to the early 90s, South Africa saw some truly turbulent times. Journalist and social commentator Max Du Preez was at the forefront of exposing the apartheid government’s evil schemes...
View Article5 Women Who Fought Racists And Patriarchs For Our Freedom
The liberation struggle is saturated with images of men who fought against the apartheid state for our political freedom, to the exclusion of women. Besides the late – and great – Mam’ Winnie...
View ArticleExtreme Pressures and Fetishisation: The K-pop Industry Can Be Toxic
The K-pop industry has been in the spotlight particularly over the past few months as more and more of its idols have been thrust into global stardom. With catchy lyrics, brilliant dance moves, and...
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