News Archives – Page 6 of 44 – The Big Issue South Africa

October 24, 2022

Taking Care

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October 24, 2022

A sweet amount you can bank on

Moroko Modiba, Managing Director of Fatima Capital and author of The Wise Investor: The Beginners Guide to Making Money on the stock market clarifies the benefits of ETFs, over a revelatory glass of wine and a R150 game changer.

October 24, 2022

Who qualifies?

The City of Cape Town says it helps more than 40 percent of households with free basic services.

September 21, 2022

Exotic sounds of Egypt

Egyptian music sensation Dina El Wedidi, a former Rolex protégé and award- winning artist, will be treating Baxter Theatre Centre audiences to two special performances on 30 September and 1 October.

September 21, 2022

Mobile showers help homeless

Nina Manzi (mother of water) – a mobile shower and an ablution facility servicing homeless people went into full operation recently in Cape Town. The bus offers 15-minute hot showers in exchange for vouchers earned through programmes run by an organisation called U-Turn. People living on the streets of the city struggle to access decent washing and toilet facilities.

September 21, 2022

Outwit, outlast

It’s said that people leave managers, not companies. But for many, it’s simply not feasible to leave a job in current economic circumstances. Impossible Bosses – Secret Strategies to Deal with 8 Archetypal Managers (published by Jonathan Ball), provides top strategies for dealing with awful bosses.

August 23, 2022

Your Body, your rules

NO MEANS NO! I do not have to be polite! if someone makes me feel scared or uncomfortable. It is okay to say NO to a bigger kid or a grown-up and family members.

August 23, 2022

Gugulethu’s sweetest business

Vuyo Myoli has set himself up as a beekeeper in the Cape Town township.

August 22, 2022

Social justice chair

The biography, No Longer Whispering to Power: The Story of Thuli Madonsela by Thandeka Gqubule, (Jonathan Ball Publishers) received mixed reviews, and, although it was published in 2017, remains a national staple that helps makes sense of a corrupt and complicated South African social justice system.