Issue 325 2024

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Change is in your pocket

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THE BIG ISSUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Derek Carelse, Desiree Johnson, Gadija Gamieldien, Marlinee Chetty Manaqinq Director: Derek Carelse Advertising, Fundraising & CSI: Derek Carelse Email:derekcarelse@mweb.co.za Office Administrator: Penelope Hawker-Mdi
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Shoutout
Let's dive straight into 2024 with an ode to ‘Amazing South Africans’. First, a big thank you to all those who have donated to The Big Issue. We are halfway to our target and mighty grateful! I'm currently stationed in Ireland for the moment, writing
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Thank You
We wish all our readers, customers, supporters and donors a huge, massive, ‘Big Year’ of Positivity and Wonderful Blessings. I feel I should convey that same sentiment to us at The Big Issue as we had a really tough 2023. Here's to a New Year wishing
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Please Work With Us
The beginning of the year is an exciting time for most people. It signifies new chances, new beginnings and new opportunities. Everyone wishes for the new year to be better than the last in every way possible, be it financially, emotionally or physic
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Vendors Around The World
People experiencing social difficultie in Munich have been selling street paper Biss for 30 years. Tibor Adamec has been there since the start – and not only gains money, but also self-confidence. There are around 25 street papers throughout Germany.
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Fact To Fiction
From an intriguing interview with popular ‘whodunnit’ author Richard Osman, to more contentious non-fiction that bravely addresses difficult issues and feelings, these reads will not fail to grab your attention. “I love these characters and that's wh
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Good Jew, Bad Jew
Good Jem Bad Jem offers a searing analysis of the weaponisation of anti-Semitism in service of political objectives that support the Israeli state and global white supremacy. Looking specifically at the way in which language is used to shape identiti
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Labelled By Colour
Author of Off-Centre and Out of Focus Nadia Kamies believes the concept of ‘colouredness’ is neither a biological nor an ethnic identity, but rather a result of apartheid engineering. Most information falls under some type of classification or the ot
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Defending Creative Traders
Between 2000 and 2018 the number of tourist arrivals climbed from 491,439 to nearly 6 million. The COVID pandemic put this trend into reverse. In 2019 over 10 million tourists arrived in the country. In 2021 the number fell to just over 3 million. Th
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Nardstar's mural Art
Nardstar (Nadia Fisher) has carved a unique niche in the urban art scene. Her distinctive style, characterised by geometric elements, and engaging subject matter, sets her apart in Cape Town's urban art landscape and globally. Expressing herself thro
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Storytime
Read the story and answer the questions. Grubby King Goop was the grubbiest boy in the world. He was so grubby that flies followed him everywhere. His flies had flies. The dirt on his legs was like permanent stains. The bugs in his hair had lived a l
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When Is Your Birthday?
Add your own birthdate and name to the birthday calendar. Trace the months of the year with a pen. In China, a newborn baby is considered 1 year old, the day it is born. This would make a 1-year-old child in other countries, 2 years old in China. ■
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Beekeepers Win Big In The UK
The apiarists (beekeepers), all from the Western Cape, clinched top awards in the international category of one of the world's most prestigious events in the industry, the UK National Honey Show, which took place at the Sandown Racecourse, just outsi
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‘Shear’ Determination Leads To ‘Woolly’ Wins
SOURCE: THE SOUTH AFRICAN SHEEP SHEARING FEDERATION, A SASCOC-AFFILIATED NATIONAL SPORTING FEDERATION. South Africans Bonile Rabela and Zwelamoakhosi Mbuweni won gold and silver respectively in the Golden Shears Shearing and Woolhandling World Champi
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Mine To School Conversion
In a narrative unfolding over the past decade, Daddy Khuselo, a South African social entrepreneur with a passion for education, has embarked on a transformative journey. More than 10 years ago, in the midst of economic uncertainty, the community of t
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Getting Resourceful With Natural Water Sources
Citizen scientists trained through a University of the Western Cape project are helping to train school children to monitor their environment. Data collected on river water quality is shared with an international programme. Plans are for the project
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Toad Versus Road
A new section of road through the Noordhoek wetlands could cause the local extinction of the endangered Western Leopard Toad, a keystone species whose presence or absence is an indicator of environmental health – “like the canary in the coal mine”. A
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Determined Durban moms
At the comer of Jan Smuts Avenue and Mayville Main Road in Durban, six women gather every day waiting for a truck to come and fetch the cardboard they have collected. From 1pm to 6pm they gather here, just a few metres from the Marikana informal sett
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i EMMY WINNER
In a resounding victory for South African creativity, The Smeds and the Smoos, adapted from South African writer Julia Donaldson and German illustrator Axel Scheffler's book of the same name, has clinched an International Emmy (iEmmy) for Best Kids’
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Cultural Gems
SboNdaba Dance is tackling environmental issues through the power of performance. In the heart of our townships, SboNdaba Dance emerges as a beacon of change, utilising the emotional impact and transformative power of performance to address pressing
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Picture This
To visit the gallery email onlerotholi@gmail.com 16 Lerotholi Avenue, Langa, Cape Town ‘Langa’ carries the poetic meaning of ‘sun’ in Xhosa, and the township is situated comfortably alongside the coniferlined streets of Pinelands. The gallery's colle
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Inner Sanctum
Our Big Issue vendors enjoy art sessions hosted by Elaine Miilin, our Art Facilitator. In their most recent art session, the class was to imagine an inner garden of peace. All artworks featured on this page are for sale. Email info@bigissue.co.za to
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