This month’s vendor on the pitch Zama Loliwe, 20, might be the new kid on the block, but he’s a keen learner. He opens up about being a new Big Issue entrepreneur.

“I started as a Big Issue entrepreneur in 2010 when I decided to close my tavern business in Town 2, Khayelitsha, which I had started in 1998. It was a success but it came with consequences, as it had burnt down twice.