The Big Issue #312

October – November 2022

Welcome to our MoneySaver edition, an issue packed with money tips and tricks for times you need them the most, from our guest editor and financial journalist Maya Fisher-French. Maya is the eNCA presenter for the Money Matters segment daily on DStv 403. 

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Taking care 

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6 Smart money moves this festive season 

We’re headed into the last stretch of 2022 with the festive season just around the corner.

How to tackle the debt monster  

Debt repayments taking up a chunk of your budget? Maya Fisher-French, Personal Finance Journalist and author of Money Questions? Answered! has some valuable insight.

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.

Who qualifies?

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

Heat or eat?

While South Africa struggles, Europe faces a major social test ahead of winter, as it juggles rising discontent, fuelled by soaring energy prices, and pressure to meet climate goals as the Ukraine conflict drags on. Spreading strikes and protests across the continent over energy-fuelled inflation is forcing politicians into a corner

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Taking Care

Our vendors operate as self-made entrepreneurs and their sole earnings are the profits made from each magazine they sell. We appeal to you to donate to their wish lists below, enabling them to further their opportunities. And, if you can make a dream come true, please get in touch.

How to tackle the debt monster

Debt repayments taking up a chunk of your budget? Maya Fisher-French, Personal Finance Journalist and author of Money Questions? Answered! has some valuable insight.

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.

6 Smart money moves this festive season

We’re headed into the last stretch of 2022 with the festive season just around the corner.

Who qualifies?

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

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