Issue 310 2022

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Change is in your pocket

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The Big Issue SA
Derek Carelse, Desireé 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: Venessa Isaacs Emai
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The Power In You
Welcome to the social justice edition of The Big Issue. The Oxford English Dictionary cites ‘social justice’ as the fair distribution of wealth and opportunities within a society, with taxation being an instrument of social justice to redistribute we
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Love Your Local Vendor
Name: Goodman Zenani Vendor number: 1654 Age: 46 Find him at: the robots at the corner of Bowwood and Main roads, Claremont, near the Lotto offices. About: Goodman joined The Big Issue in 2008. He has four children (two boys and two girls) ranging in
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Film Fun For Big Issue Kids
Watching a new, trendy movie is a delightful experience for any teenager. More so for the vendors’ children, especially because such opportunities don’t knock on their door often. On 16 July, we took the vendors’ kids on an outing to watch the movie
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Cape Town Township Grannies Get Tech Savvy
“My grandchildren will grow up knowing not to give up on their dreams,” says 66-year-old Olga Mhlontlo from Mfuleni. Olga was among 11 grandmothers (gogos) who received tablet computers earlier this year after completing two weeks of training on how
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Social Justice Chair
Thulisile Nomkhosi ‘Thuli’ Madonsela, South African advocate and professor of law, holds a chair in social justice at Stellenbosch University. She conducts and coordinates social justice research, and teaches constitutional and administrative law. Sh
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The Rise Of Township Power
Those who have never set foot in a township will develop a new and educated view about the enormous part townships play in South African society, as Vanya Gastrow unpicks a sub-strata of systems that work parallel to local laws. Her book transports t
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In Discussion With Vanya
Q In essence, your book opens a door to the curious reader, providing a wide window through which to view and understand township life differently. South Africans can get a visceral sense of township cultural identity and understand why people there
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Gugulethu’s Sweetest Business
Near a roaring train line and informal market in Gugulethu, the unexpected sound of bees buzzing can be heard from a nearby high school. But these are not wild bees. They belong to Vuyo Myoli, who has set himself up with a small urban beekeeping busi
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Little Issue
Buy YOUR copy of little issue at select Spar, CNA and Pick n Pay stores NATIONWIDE excluding the greater metros of Cape Town YOU ARE THE BOSS OF YOUR BODY NO MEANS NO! STAYING SAFE WHAT IS CHILDLINE? Enjoy your free sample of the little issue magazin
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Township Art Galleries
12-year-old Wonga Makrwaqa and 13-year-old Onako Dlakadla take part in a class at the Ntinga Khozi Fine Art Centre in Makhaza, Khayelitsha. On a sandy piece of formerly vacant ground in Makhaza, Khayelitsha, is Nwabisa Nkonyana’s art centre. The surr
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Worrier State
A round the middle of 2013 a series of stories appeared in the South African press about a new phenomenon called ‘plasma gangs’, presented as the latest iteration of the country’s crime crisis. Journalists, broadcasters, police and government spokesp
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5 Minutes With Nicky Falkof, Associate Professor, Wits
When will the South African media narrative around fear and social inequality evolve? The short answer is that I don’t know. The emphasis on risk, threat and fear seems to be endemic to much global media, rather than specific to South Africa. We coul
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Vigilante Bank Collections
The law forbidding creditors from collecting on prescribed debts, which falls under the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 (NCA), is well-known, established and adhered to, or so you might think. The aim of this law is to safeguard consumers against unfa
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Surviving Interest Rate Hikes
Local homeowners have been hit with a significant interest rate hike, after the South African Reserve Bank announced that inflation hit 7.4% in July. The repo rate is set to rise by 75 basis points, meaning property owners with a bond of R2 million c
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Mind Reader Extraordinaire
Larry Soffer says the reason he does magic for a living is that he wants to inspire people to believe in the impossible. “I want people to know that they are capable of anything they put their minds to if they believe in it. I also love what I do, be
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What’s On?
The McGregor Poetry Festival has grown to be one of the most popular literary festivals in South Africa, and the theme this year is Touching the Wild. The event celebrates poets, their muses and creative offerings. Founder Billy Kennedy says, “Now in
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Collect Big Issue Vendor Art
Noluthando Batayi – Warmth of friendship Cynthia Gogotya – Loadshedding Nomthintelo Cele – My home Lizo Qatase – Dreaming of summer Xoliswa Ntunta – Crocodile Reader Sue de Hutton says: “I met Solomon selling The Big Issue in Fish Hoek. He was very f
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