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Tanzania “We, the people of Tanganyika, would like to light a candle and put it on top of Mt Kilimanjaro, which would shine

The Daily Vox Editor’s note: Serena Crawford has now limited access to her Instagram account, so the embedded Instagram posts in this piece no longer work. Also, please note that The Daily Vox contacted Ms Crawford for a response to this piece on Friday 18 December.  Interest in a certain Serena Crawford sparked after she posted a photo of the Mount Nelson hotel in Cape Town. She described how she was on her way to the #ZumaMustFall protest, and spotted Hollywood actor Jude Law at the luxurious hotel. But PHILLIP OWIRA took an extensive look at her Instagram feed and fo...

Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall’s new book, Rogues’ Gallery: An Irreverent History of Corruption in South Africa, from the VOC to the ANC, is a comedic map of “dodgy dealings” in South Africa from when the country’s history was first written down. In a Daily Maverick webinar hosted by journalist Marianne Thamm on Thursday, the authors discussed their book and its characters, and pondered if corruption in South Africa will ever come to an end.   Extensively researched by its writers, Rogues’ Gallery “adds to a body of work which presents an understanding for us of what corr...

The Trial of Cecil John Rhodes. Adebajo originally comes from Nigeria and when he was offered a Rhodes Scholarship in 1990, he accepted, despite harsh backlash from his family; a family that felt it was wrong for Adebajo to be accepting this, however prestigious, award created by the infamous imperialist, Cecil John Rhodes. Adebejo accepted nonetheless and has since then made a name for himself as an esteemed academic and writer. Adebajo describes something of his motives and feelings towards his decision to accept the scholarship and the subsequent success he would have in his career in his...