Big Issue Magazine - Issue 245
Big Issue Magazine - Issue 245
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In this issue
On the cover:
“Life after the circus” -- We investigate what happened to the 33 lions rescued from circuses in South America and brought to South Africa to settle in the bush.
Issue:
“Falling in love again -- why we need ‘ugly food” -- It’s a scandal that one third of the food we produce is wasted and never lands up in anyone’s kitchen.
Profile:
“Absolutely fatuous” -- Much loved British actor Joanna Lumley is back on screen again in the movie version of “Absolutely Fabulous”, which could also have been called “Women Behaving Badly”, come to think of it.
Letter to my younger self:
Journalist Sylvia Vollenhoven discusses her journey from discovering as a child that being “coloured” was a problem, through adult work at the SABC and in Ghana, illness, recuperation and finding her roots in a Khoisan ancestry.
Little Issue:
“Why do humans have body odour?” and “Why can’t you tickle yourself?”), and this time shows children how to make their own fake plastic with milk and vinegar.
Don’t miss…
Nondinaye and Siphokazi’s stories:
Vendor s Nondinaye Tyalisi and Siphokazi Magobiyane have also been trained as home carers. Both would love to go further and become nurses.
Author Sindiwe Magona talks to the vendors.
Big Issue Magazine Description:
Publisher: big issue
Category: Culture
Language: English
Frequency: Monthly
The Big Issue is a non-profit nongovernmental organisation (NGO) and Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) that publishes a general interest monthly magazine which focuses on the big social issues of the day. The vendors who sell the magazine are self-employed micro-retailers.
Our Social Development Programme provides vendor support including vocational, life and business skills training and guidance counselling.
The Big Issue aims to actively encourage and equip vendors to “move on” from the project into mainstream society.
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