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.

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Feeling tempted to spend? • If you do just one thing this festive season, plan for those 40 days to the next payday, advises Personal Financial Journalist Maya Fisher-French.

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.

WHEN SHOULD YOU CONSIDER DEBT COUNSELLING?

HOW TO CONSOLIDATE YOUR DEBT

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.

HOW TO INVEST IN AN ETF

Little issue • young minds matter

Measuring fun food • Make your own fun lunch

#Live your best life • Mapalo Makhu is a Personal Finance Coach and author of You're Not Broke, You're Pre- Rich. Intended as a personal finance book for millennials (and women), it's been touted as “the easiest money book to read”, without scary financial jargon.

Eat out cheaply • Ginormous food portions for under R100 in Cape Town … Ground Up journalists share some of the best local restaurants where you can eat for cheap.

Confidence that you'll be okay • Wynand Gouws, Wealth Manager at Gradidge Mahura Investments and author of To 100 & Beyond, explains how to keep your house in order in ways that can create future security, and why you should get the help of a financial adviser.

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.

What's driving hunger in Gauteng? • Academics look into the issue of food insecurity. Food serves as one of the critical needs a person requires for daily survival. In South Africa, it's recognised as a fundamental human right under the country's constitution. Approximately 11% (6.5 million) of South Africa's population is hungry and food insecure.

How to get a good credit score • How do you qualify for an excellent credit score? Maya Fisher-French investigates...