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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Derek Carelse, Desireé Johnson, Gadija Gamieldien, Marlinee Chetty Managing Director: Derek Carelse Advertising, Fundraising & CSI: Derek CarelseEmail: derekcarelse@mweb.co.za Office Administrator: Penelope Hawker-Mdingi Finance: V

Picking through South Africa’s history in preparation for this issue has revealed many curious stories. But what makes a moment significantly historic? History is a record of the passage of time marked in some way or other that accounts for events as

Dear Readers We are living in interesting times. We hope. The recent local government elections have indicated that the establishment is ripe for the small to disrupt. This, in a way, reflects the theme for this edition, ‘Roots and Shoots’. Our edito

Who: Joseph Klink, vendor number: 207 Location: Hout Bay Resides in: a retirement village in Bonnievale. Joined The Big Issue: almost 25 years ago. He became a vendor a year after the magazine opened in South Africa. At that time Joseph had been livi

The late great Johnny Clegg was born in England on 7 June 1953. He grew up in Zimbabwe and South Africa and spent a formative year in Zambia as that country transitioned to independence in 1964. Together with Zulu musician, Sipho Mchunu, Johnny forme

Access to recreational facilities and services helps with the improvement of the general health, well-being, and the skills development of individuals. Yet these are not easily accessible to everyone, especially children from impoverished backgrounds

Born in Benoni in 1928 Percy Tucker was of Lithuanian descent. A pioneer in the entertainment industry in South Africa, Percy’s love for the theatre began when he was a child. As a boy he was taken to see British singer, Gracie Fields, on stage in Be

Emmanuel Rassou, a Grade 11 learner from the South African College High School in Cape Town, received a gold medal and was declared the Overall Winner of the Senior Division of the Old Mutual South African Mathematics Olympiad (SAMO) recently. Noah G

Thousands of high school learners across the country have completed their exams in what has been yet another immensely challenging academic year. With sporadic school closures owing to the pandemic, children have had limited time inside the classroom

How did you come to join The Big Issue as art facilitator? In early 2010 The Big Issue urgently needed a teacher for the art programme, and Ray Joseph on the board contacted me as he knew I had completed a training to facilitate art with adults. I me