The Big Issue Magazine

It’s a widely known phenomenon that men struggle with vulnerability. This is, in part, owing to the way masculinity is presented on television shows, movies and from societal expectations. Men and boys are socialised to believe that vulnerability is

I was 11 when I first visited a homeless shelter with my mother, who in her own inimitable style was determined to shine a light on an overlooked, misunderstood problem. The Big Issue had launched just two years before, offering people the opportunit

SOURCE: SAY WATT? Did you know that at least 30% of girls aged 10 to 18 in South Africa miss up to 50 school days every year because they can’t afford to buy sanitary products during their menstrual cycles? This alarming statistic is according to res

BIC, a world leader in stationery, lighters and shavers, has recently announced the kickoff of its flagship art competition, Art Master Africa, now in its fifth year. The competition invites talent from across Africa and the Middle East to express th

young minds matter It’s family photo day! Can you find the differences between the proteas? They look the same but they aren’t. Enjoy your free sample of the little issue magazine Buy YOUR copy of little issue at select Spar, CNA and Pick n Pay store

Clare Stewart was born in South Africa but grew up, and lived for different lengths of time, in Lesotho, Malawi and Kenya, the US, UK and Ireland before returning to SA in the 70s. A single white mother of two mixed-race children living in Natal (now

Today’s children and teenagers seem troubled. Certain childhood psychiatric disorders like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are diagnosed more often than in the past. A wide range of recent neurobio

Here’s the Thing is a new collection of thought-provoking essays from Haji Mohamed Dawjee. Filled with stories and insights that are contemplative, comedic and controversial, you’ll find a touching letter to her father, the honest truth about the pai

A Durbanite who, enviably, rattles off Zulu as if it’s his first language, Kevin Fraser can out-dance the best pantsulas. His ‘Africanised’ comedy style is borne from a loving relationship with the woman who helped raise him – Anna, his childhood bab

“I’m not here to do an infomercial, ” Baz Luhrmann says over Zoom, tapping his fingers like the white-toothed showman he is. “Like, ‘Hey, young kids, get into Elvis, he was such a great guy!’” The maximalist filmmaker was, at first, uncertain Elvis’s

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Cynthia Gogotya - My Vegetable garden Lizo Qatase - My beautiful flowers Michael van der Walt - Lighthouse in the dark Solomon Masoso - Home sweet home Chwayita Desemela - The Gardens Nomkita Maphosa - Flowers on Table Mountain

Complete the grid so that every row across, every column down and every 3x3 box is filled with the numbers 1 to 9. 7. At an angle of 90° to a given line (13) 8. Taken into custody (8) 9. Not this (4) 10. Low-lying wetlands with grassy vegetation (7)