The Big Issue #268 (20 September to 19 October 2018) is available from your favourite vendor across the city. Get your copy of The Big Issue and be part of job creation in South Africa. It’s more than just a good deed; it’s a damn good read.
Find out in this issue why gorgeous, local television and Good Hope FM radio presenter, Danilo Acquisto takes to the streets of Cape Town on a regular basis?
Along similar lines, and quite shocking, is the fate of Bird Island’s ‘lost boys’ and also the story of Ellen Pakkies. Have a look at the book review section – you’re in for top picks of the most riveting exposés on offer.
Curious South African culturalisms are explored in a riveting body of historic photographic work by David Goldblatt and Peter Magubane. Both photographers worked alongside each other in the same era with very different outcomes.
Would you like to support our aspiring artists? The Big Issue welcomes any donations in the form of: chalk pastels, canvasses, acrylics and watercolours. Find out more about the Vendors’ Art Collection here.
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The Big Issue #268 is on sale from vendors in Cape Town from 20 September to 19 October 2018. Anyone outside Cape Town can buy the magazine here.
Get your copy and be part of job creation in South Africa. It’s more than just a good deed; it’s a damn good read.
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