The Big Issue #304
- The Big Issue #304 ( February – March 2022). Our Media Voices Edition is available in South Africa, nationally, from select Spar and Pick n Pay stores, and street vendors across Cape Town CBD and suburbs.
CapeTalk’s breakfast show host is our Guest Editor
Refiwle Moloto tables a path back into our cities with discussions around returning back to work in a thriving era she calls The Roaring 20s. Her top contributors include the mayors of Cape Town and Johannesburg.
A view from the top
Ambition and care will drive Cape Town’s post-pandemic prosperity, believes Mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis.
Thinking out of the box
Rob Kane is CEO of Boxwood Property Fund, and Chairperson of the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID). He is also the former CEO of JSE listed Texton Property Fund Limited which he started in 2006, and then listed on the JSE in 2011. Since inception, Rob grew that fund to an asset value of R5.5 trillion, comprising 350 000m2 of commercial, retail and industrial buildings throughout South Africa. Rob discusses brighter futures for Cape Town’s CBD.
The delayed reset
CEO of The Development Impact Fund, Lorenzo Davids, says the ‘new society’ that we promised ourselves at the start of lockdown is now more urgent than ever.
Promising Johannesburg …
Dr Mpho Phalatse, the Executive Mayor of The City of Johannesburg writes for The Big Issue. She poses the question: is Covid not a call for a truly pro-poor agenda?
Mentoring micropreneurs
Ryan McFadyen, Co-founder and Head of Strategy, HaveYouHeard Marketing, is of the opinion that to empower entrepreneurs is to rebuild a country.
Show up – ready or not
Jodi Allemeier says Shimmy Beach Club is an unlikely venue for a live performance by veteran gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello … “I had wanted to dance with my girlfriends to their classic ‘Start Wearing Purple’, so I decided to accept the subcultural mismatch and just showed up”.
Free community food
Ghalema Easton, Tawhid Denton and Martin Ssenteza are the founders of Creating Eden, an urban garden initiative. Tawhid chats to The Big Issue about creating food gardens in publicly accessible places, where anyone is able to harvest the fresh produce for free.
Get you free arts, crafts and antiques map
Irma Stern Museum in Rosebank, Cape Town, celebrates its 50th anniversary with an impressive collection of Expressionist art.
IPAF take it to the streets
A giant penguin waddles across a wall. A massive pangolin curls up on the side of a building. Neon cartoon characters blow thought bubbles from a warehouse window. These are just some of the 130-odd street murals created for the vibrant International Public Art Festival (IPAF) in Cape Town, the largest event of its kind in Africa. Take a stroll through the city, and you’re bound to see more …
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February 24, 2022
Can we awaken a sleeping giant and venture into the
new ‘Roaring 20s’? asks Refilwe Moloto, Economic and Strategic Advisor who hosts Breakfast withRefilwe Moloto on CapeTalk.
February 24, 2022
CEO of The Development Impact Fund, Lorenzo Davids, says the ‘new society’ that we promised ourselves at the start of lockdown is now more urgent than ever.
February 24, 2022
Ryan McFadyen, Co-founder and Head of Strategy, HaveYouHeard Marketing, is of the opinion that to empower entrepreneurs is to rebuild a country
February 24, 2022
Rob Kane is CEO of Boxwood Property Fund, and Chairperson of the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID). He is also the former CEO of JSE listed Texton Property Fund Limited which he started in 2006, and then listed on the JSE in 2011. Since inception, Rob grew that fund to an asset value of R5.5 trillion, comprising 350 000m2 of commercial, retail and industrial buildings throughout South Africa. Rob discusses brighter futures for Cape Town’s CBD.
February 24, 2022
Irma Stern Museum in Rosebank, Cape Town, celebrates its 50th anniversary with an impressive collection of Expressionist art.
February 24, 2022
Shimmy Beach Club is an unlikely venue for a live performance by veteran gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello, but I had wanted to dance with my girlfriends to their classic ‘Start Wearing Purple’, so I decided to accept the subcultural mismatch and just showed up.
February 24, 2022
Ambition and care will drive Cape Town’s post-pandemic prosperity, believes Mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis.
February 24, 2022
Dr Mpho Phalatse, the Executive Mayor of The City of Johannesburg writes for The Big Issue. She poses the question: is Covid not a call for a truly pro-poor agenda?
February 24, 2022
A giant penguin waddles across a wall. A massive pangolin curls up on the side of a building. Neon cartoon characters blow thought bubbles from a warehouse window. These are just some of the 130-odd street murals created for the vibrant International Public Art Festival (IPAF) in Cape Town, the largest event of its kind in Africa. Take a stroll through the city, and you’re bound to see more …
February 24, 2022
