Change is in your pocket
The Big Issue is a socially responsible non-profit organisation that enables willing unemployed and marginalised adults to take responsibility for their own lives through a developmental employment programme.
During almost 20 years on our screens as an anchor and journalist for Carte Blanche, veteran media personality Ruda Landman saw it all. The only constant, she reminds us, is change. And the best way to keep forging forward is to embrace it and ride the wave.
Journalist Lukhanyo Calata is a newsmaker in more ways than one. We speak to him about his book My Father Died for This, in which he and his wife Abigail document the Calata family’s legacy.
Big issue entrepreneur Monica Vuka is one step closer to her dream vocation, thanks to the support she’s receiving from the organisation, customers and her family. She shares her journey with us.
South African Peter Dunn has embarked on a five-month long journey to raise awareness and money for the Childhood Cancer Foundation South Africa (CHOC). We find out why.
Jazzart Dance Theatre, the longest established dance company in the Cape, is hot on the heels of personal expression.
Civil Works Diver Ratanang Maremane has never been interested in a life on land. So after an application to be a fighter pilot didn’t work out, she took to the water and became only the second black navy diver in South Africa’s history.
Former Big Issue entrepreneur Lavista Ntshoza, 34, is living his dream thanks to his perseverance and motivation from loyal customers.
Sir David Attenborough is using his famous voice to turn the world’s attention to a part of the planet that urgently needs our help: the oceans.
A team of adventurers took on the summit of the highest active volcano in the world in to bring awareness to the critical need for early childhood development in South Africa.
Antarctica is a remote place, but it’s not immune to human interference. Reuters photographer Alexandre Meneghini accompanied a Greenpeace team on an expedition to support a call by the European Union to conserve nearly 2 million km2 of the region.
Someone once said that tragedy plus time equals comedy. Funny man Barry Hilton concurs.
We’ve launched our Big Issue Back-to-School Drive, in aid of our vendors’ children. Stationery can get pricey, and we would like to collect as many school supplies as possible ahead of the 2018 school year (see page 37).
Help us collect as much stationery as possible, in aid of our vendors’ children. Stationery can get pricey, and we would like to collect as many stationery items ahead of the 2018 school year.
You can drop your stationery items at our Big Issue offices at 66 Newmarket Street, Cape Town. The office is open from Mondays to Fridays from 8.30am to 4pm, and on Saturdays from 9am to 11am.
For more information, email bigissue@mikatekomedia.co.za. Feel free to tag us on social media when you deliver your items, using #TBIStationery
The Big Issue appeals to all public space and shopping mall owners, managers and operators in the greater Cape Metro area to allow our vendors to sell the magazines at their sites. It can be hazardous and physically exhausting to sell magazines at traffic light intersections. We would like to see more vendors selling the magazine in a safer environment. For more information, email our Managing Director Derek Carelse on md@bigissue.org.za.
The #zerowaste movement, first launched on Instagram, is 800 000 posts strong and counting. As South Africans join the eco-revolution, the concept of recycling and banning waste is becoming part of our daily lives.
Dreams do come true. Just ask Heinrich Koen, whose quirky House of H restaurant is making delicious waves in Cape Town culinary circles.
