Issue 301 2021

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Change is in your pocket

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Derek Carelse, Desiree Johnson, Gadija Gamieldien, Marlinee Chetty Managing Director: Derek Carelse Advertising, Fundraising & CSI: Derek Carelse Email: derekcarelse@mweb.co.za Office Administrator: Penelope Hawker-Mdingi Finance:
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Hello!
Welcome Tanner Methvin and Anna Finizio! Tanner, a partner at Impact Amplifier, was supported by Anna, a Fellow at Impact Amplifier, to develop The Big Issue’s special ‘business and tech’ pages this edition. Impact Amplifier assists businesses by hel
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About Tanner
Tanner has worked in the field of social innovation for the last 25 years assisting private, public and not-for-profit organisations build a more environmentally conscious, socially just and abundant world. In Los Angeles, California, Tanner served a
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Support Our Big Issue Vendors
Who: Mkhululi Mbilini, vendor number: CT16 Location: Newlands, traffic lights at the corner of Rhodes Avenue and the M3 Resides in: Delft Ideal job: driver Hopes and dreams: to get his driver’s license and to raise startup capital for a business wher
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From Our Social Worker’s Desk...
During our monthly vendor meeting in September, The Big Issue family shared and enjoyed a massive ‘Mucking Afazing’ 300th birthday cake donated by Charly’s Bakery to our vendors in white, gold, red, pink and blue. What a special chocolatey treat it w
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5 Minutes With Joanne Joseph
Win a copy of Children of Sugarcane. Email bradley.boult@mikatekomedia.co.za by 20 November 2021. T&C’s apply (p 3). What sparked the idea for your book? Several years ago, I became interested in the story of my maternal great-grandmother who had lef
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A New Way Of Doing Business
When we think about the word innovation, Tesla, Google, Apple, Facebook, and other tech giants come to mind because they have created disruptive products and services that have changed the way we manage our lives. However, we can also think about inn
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The Innovators
Providing safety and security where it is needed most. Alarms, security systems, and on-call private security are common among wealthy South Africans. However, the vast majority who are the most vulnerable to crime, and reflect a disproportionate amo
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For The Literati...
Journalists Jonathan Ancer and Chris Whitfield interview former fellow activists to build a picture of the role Pravin Gordhan played in the struggle, including his detention and torture. It was during this time that Pravin worked closely with Jacob
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Little Issue
young minds matter Ready? Get set. READ! Enjoy your free sample of the little issue magazine GAME ON! Based on the national curriculum DOUBLE SIZE HIDDEN PICTURES! Search and count Buy YOUR copy of little issue at select Spar and Pick n Pay stores NA
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Let’s See If You Know Why People Visit A Clinic …
• Why do people visit the clinic? • Do you think these people need face masks? Why? • What time of day do you think it is and why? • What types of shapes are on the brown door? • What do the nurses use to measure someone’s height? • How many pencils
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Protection Online
Cybercrime.org.za is an awareness portal intended for informational purposes. Get access to relevant and trusted local and international resources aimed at educating individuals at all levels. Report suspected illegal activities. Webrangers.co.za is
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Your School – Your Choice
Many parents, concerned about the impact of on-again, off-again schooling, are looking at online options for their children. The challenges are enormous. This has raised many questions, particularly around in-person education. School is a critical en
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Parents, Teachers And Caregivers
“Encourage and affirm. 1 I like the way you coloured the sun that deep yellow. 2 I can see this is difficult for you and I am so glad you are trying again. 3 Yes, that is a ‘B’, just like your name – Basi. 4 I know it is hard to find the puzzle piece
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Future Of Work
Technology makes innovation borderless now, and many ask: what hope is there for unemployed, undereducated youth in South Africa who are disconnected from economic activity? Youth unemployment currently sits at 43.1 percent (at the end of the first q
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Gift Of Skills
As part of their community based initiative to uplift and assist local business owners, specialist marketing agency Marketing Grit recently ran a four-part marketing training course for local entrepreneurs from Ocean View and Masiphumelele recently.
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Safety In Africa
The exponential increase and expected growth of internet, smartphone, and mobile network usage in Africa have enabled a thriving ecosystem of tech entrepreneurs with the capacity to provide new solutions to energy, healthcare, education and finance.
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Megan meets Uga
WEEKENDSPECIAL BECAUSE ARTS MATTER Visit www.weekendspecial.co.za for more arts and entertainment. Photography: supplied by Weekend Special ■
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS – Carla meets Uga
MC: Angeliena is a film about love. There was so much love on set and around this production. Tell me about Angeliena and love. UC: Angeliena is a love story. A self-love story. Self-love is the greatest middle finger to the rest of the world, and th
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There’s An App For That
Founded by: CEO, Zolani Matebese and COO, Thabisile Sethaba A one-stop shop for funeral planning which digitises the funeral and death care process. You can do everything from your phone: use it to plan, book and manage a funeral. Book pickups from h
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It’s TooMuchWifi
South Africans are acutely aware of the alarming disparity in our society between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’. It permeates into almost every aspect of our everyday reality, from education, healthcare and housing to connectivity. Over the past decade
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Slow It Down
Art classes are offered to The Big Issue vendors by Elaine Millin, our process art facilitator. Support a vendor and buy an artwork on this page. Visit www.bigissue.org.za for more info. ■
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What’s On?
A man steals a flat screen TV and finds that it’s too big to fit into his getaway vehicle. A president loses his iPad while a nation looks on. A woman gives birth to 10 invisible babies. These are indeed the days of our South African lives. Stand-up
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1 Extremist, activist or fundamentalist (7) 5 Instrument played by Ray Charles (5) 8 Inflammation of joints (9) 9 Choose to do something (3) 10 Find the solution to a mystery (5) 12 Get a move on! (5-2) 13 Shapes, structures, or builds (13) 15 Lends

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