The Big Issue #321 is an exciting mix of unusual stories that speak to citizens caring for each other.
This month The Big Issue is focused on Adam Jacobs, a Cape Town cyclist who’ll be pedalling solo around the perimeter of Africa. Quite a feat. Adam’s diaries will feature in the Big Issue exclusively.
Show that YOU care and buy a copy and support street vendors across Cape Town CBD and suburbs, especially during the cold winter .The magazine is also available in South Africa, nationally, from select Spar, Pick n Pay, and CNA stores.
Here are a few stories in The Big Issue #321Â
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. READ MORE HERE
View the rare Quagga
Vergelegen Wine Estate in Somerset West, renowned for its environmental programmes, has birthed the extraordinarily rare Rau quagga, a zebra subspecies. READ MORE HEREÂ
All welcome on the Braille Trail
Enjoying the beauty of South Africa’s biodiversity at Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden READ MORE HERE
Honouring our vendors’ children
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. READ MORE HERE
WHAT: The Big Issue #321
WHEN & WHERE: August – September 2023
Available from your favourite vendor across the city. Anyone outside the city of Cape Town can buy the magazine nationally at selected Spar and Pick n Pay stores.  Anyone outside of Cape Town can also buy the magazine here.
Don’t forget: you can buy The Big Issue with your smartphone! Visit for a step-by-step guide.
INFO: E bigissue@mikatekomedia.co.za | Visit | Editorial: Editor Laura Jones, 021-461-6690 | Advertising/Marketing: Derek Carelse at derekcarelse@mweb.co.za
See also Cape Town Green Map
