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Making art with your car

The award-winning TV series Spinners is a high-octane treat …

Shaka mahala baby!

Adam Jacobs, our cycling writer, will take on a feat that will see him cycle approximately 35 000km around the perimeter of the African continent. Follow him as he prepares for his trip in April 2024 … Shaka mahala meaning ‘howzit!’

Fraudsters are preying on traditional African beliefs to scam South Africans

South Africans are deeply connected to their culture and cultural beliefs. Followers of the fundamental traditional African belief system believe they are watched over by their ancestors, who guide them in times of crisis or when facing an important decision in their lives.

View the rare Quagga

Vergelegen Wine Estate in Somerset West, renowned for its environmental programmes, has birthed the extraordinarily rare Rau quagga, a zebra subspecies.

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Honouring our vendors’ children

If you make children happy now, you’ll make them happy in 20 years’ time. This is what Victorian educator and author Kate Douglas Wiggin believed, and so do we. At The Big Issue we always try to look after our vendors’ families and their well-being.

In This Issue

Symbols of peace

Our Big Issue vendors enjoy art sessions hosted by Elaine Millin, our Art Facilitator.

From Previous Issues

Do the hustle

In today’s gig economy, side hustling or moonlighting are popular ways to earn extra cash and pursue personal interests. Did you know that more than 2.5 million households in South Africa rely on supplementary income through side hustles? These five tips will help you manage your business on the side.

The Comb and Scissors of Dignity

The members of Salzburg’s Barber Angels Brotherhood dress in black, and their name might make you think of motorcycle gangs. But these Angels in fact offer haircuts, beard trims and shaves to homeless, poor, and marginalised people. Their services are open to anyone who needs them, and demand is higher than ever.

Agents of change

Shaka mahala baby!

Adam Jacobs, our cycling writer, will take on a feat that will see him cycle approximately 35 000km around the perimeter of the African continent. Follow him as he prepares for his trip in April 2024 … Shaka mahala meaning ‘howzit!’

All welcome on the Braille Trail

Enjoying the beauty of South Africa’s biodiversity at Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden …

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