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Eid-ul-Fitr is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. It’s a day marked by a special morning prayer and meals with loved ones. However, the coronavirus pandemic has affected the way the day is celebrated. The Daily Vox team spoke to some Muslims from South Africa about how their celebrations have changed.

The Daily Vox The Camissa Museum challenges the colonial and Apartheid narratives of those classified as “Coloured” and explores the true history of the establishment of the port of Cape Town. Ling Shepherd looks at how the museum challenges what we have been taught, and how to always interrogate history.  The Castle of Good Hope is a bastion fort built in 17th century colonial Cape Town. The Camissa museum is hoping to take visitors on a journey through a decolonised history o...

The Daily Vox Ling Shepherd visited Simonstown to see a new set of benches commissioned to commemorate the forced removal of Black and Coloured people from the area in 1967.  I visited Simonstown to see the mosaic benches commissioned by the government to commemorate the forced removals of Black and Coloured people from the area. Simonstown is beautiful. And if you have the time, it makes for a great day trip – You can lunch on the water, go on a boat ride and potter around the t...

The Daily Vox The Daily Vox team spoke to two students who were evacuated on Sunday.  *Nandi is a fourth-year BsocSci student at UCT who lives at Forest Hill residence.  As the fire progressed yesterday our sub-wardens told us to leave the residence. As per fire drill protocols we took our identity documents and phones to the quad. For a while we were all stranded. The smoke was getting too thick so we went to the main road. Campus Protection Services asked us to go back to the qu...

There seems to be a lull in student protest action across South Africa – but the issues that sparked this year’s protests persist.  Many students, for instance, say they still haven’t received their funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), despite some universities putting out statements that suggest the contrary. Here’s what has been happening in higher education. Durban University of Technology (DUT) hoax Yesterday more than 5000 prospective students turned up ...

The Daily Vox 24 students have been arrested at UFS, We’ve received confirmation that the students are receiving legal assistance. Thank you to everyone that reached out #UFShttps://t.co/wckQsckeu5— Right2Protest (@ProtestZa) March 11, 2021 On March 11, the university announced that it had implemented a raft of financial support measures, these included extending the online registration process for senior undergraduate and first-year students.  Online registration for first-ye...