The Big Issue

High quality, varied and entertaining content for readers across age, culture, religion, gender and other demographics. Stories include reporting on local and international happenings with a ‘bigger issue’ about an individual, and unusual news or events that impact us all. The Big Issue shares in-depth interviews with local and international celebrities, artists, change-makers and thought leaders. It also focuses on local people or organisations committed to making positive changes in society – intent on finding innovative ways to effect change.

The Big Issue

Citizens inspiring others

CHASING ADAM • South African Adam Jacobs has an ambitious plan. To cycle the perimeter of the African continent raising money for charity. Starting in Cape Town, he'll head up the east coast of Africa, and cycle around the continent, returning down the west coast. We'll document Adam's journey each month, until he reaches his final goal. Read the first of his monthly diary entries here ….

HELLO THERE! • Please support our vendors on the street with gentle kindness. Many love their regular customers and enjoy the solid relationships they've made. Remember that your magazine purchase is not an act of pity; your purchase helps create opportunities to end poverty and exclusion and empower people on their life journey.

Honouring our vendors’ young heroes • 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.

YOUR SUPPORT MAKES ALL THIS POSSIBLE • little issue

Face value • Writer Rebecca F. Kuang on her new book and representation in publishing: known for fantasy worlds interrogating colonisation, literary sensation Rebecca F. Kuang, author of Yellowface, has penned a satire on the racial tensions of the publishing industry. She spoke to The Big Issue Australia.

BETTER AGEING • There's little action from government to help older people live healthier, happier lives. In fact, South Africa's participation in the United Nations ‘Decade of Healthy Ageing’ has not achieved much so far.

That word ‘empower’ • Social work is undeniably powerful, offering a positive psychosocial impact on society.

PLANET POSITIVE

Maya the insect entrepreneur • Maya Zaken, 25, is the CEO of Philafeed. Maya is a City-Dweller-Turned-Farmer. She uses insect larvae to create sustainable livestock feed and plant fertilizer …

Nthabiseng, keeping the lights on • Nthabiseng Mabetlela, 23, is a Mathematical Sciences Student. She aims to create a digital network that will enable communities to become self-sustaining, without having to rely on Eskom or use fossil-fuelled generators.

Your legal questions answered • You may have heard that some South Africans had their citizenship withdrawn after they left South Africa. The courts have found this preposterously unconstitutional.

Mike Takes Fright

1, 2, 3, BAKE!

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.

Earn money collecting glass • If you're interested in collecting glass for recycling and making some extra money, it's important to know the essential facts. This list provides six key points for recycling collectors in South Africa.

BORDER CROSSING • Seven important boxes to tick before driving across SA's borders.

Precarious lives of delivery guys • While they race on their motorbikes against tight deadlines, supermarket grocery...