Buy The Big Issue #240 out on the streets right now – it’s more than just a good deed; it’s a damn good read!
* On the cover: “The burden of homework – is it all too much?” We examine the fascinating issues around homework for primary school children.
* Issue: Trophy Hunting – respected wildlife writer and publisher Peter Borchert ponders the arguments for and against the practice.
* Chester Williams: The much-loved star of the 1995 Rugby World Cup winning team writes a letter to his younger self.
* Nik Rabinowitz: The Cape Town funny man, launching a new show called “Power Struggle”, talks to us.
* The Pavement Bookworm: How a love of books and reading helped Philani Dladla leave a life of despair and addiction.
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‘THE END OF HOMEWORK AS WE KNOW IT – OR NOT?’
Everyone can relate to a story about homework and the difficulties of learning – and now one educationist has stopped homework in his primary school altogether. We explain how and why it was done, whether or not the model can be exported to other schools and list the advantages and disadvantages.
TROPHY HUNTING: IT’S A QUESTION OF MORALITY
Some people claim it’s a responsible industry and generates loads of income, many more people think it’s just not on. Respected writer/ publisher Peter Borchert unpacks the arguments for and against trophy hunting and finds the “for” arguments somewhat lacking. In the end though, why would anyone want to do it?
CHESTER WILLIAMS
The much-loved star of the 1995 Rugby World Cup looks back on his childhood in Paarl and says even though he was small and played for the school C team, he just kept on trying. His hard work paid off, but there are things he wishes his younger self could have had – like less shyness and more self-belief.
NIK RABINOWITZ
The Cape Town comedian is launching a new show at the Baxter called “Power Struggle”, which is apparently not about the SARS wars, or the EFF vs President Jacob Zuma in parliament, but about something much deeper – the fact that we have an energy crisis on our hands. He tells us it had better be funny – and if it isn’t he’s leaving.
THE PAVEMENT BOOKWORM
The extraordinary story of how books helped Philani Dladla escape a life of despair and addiction. He recently addressed The Big Issue’s breakfast in Cape Town and his account of brutality, blowing money on drugs, deadly turf wars, rape, extortion and even a stint in a psychiatric ward, has been published in his memoir, “The Pavement Bookworm”. Now he’s interviewed on TV, spoken on TEDX, and he’s helping children get literate and inspired through his reading club in Joburg’s Joubert Park.
Don’t miss…
Ntobeko’s story: Ntobeko Makaula is one impressive person, studying information technology at Boston College at the same time as selling The Big Issue to help feed his family. You’ll find him at Paradise Road, Claremont.
Guitar classes for vendors’ children: Not many people stop to think about the lives of vendors’ children, but two Cape Town musicians did. Cindy Taylor and Franki Black drive an initiative to give free music classes on Saturday mornings – and the children love it.
The Big Issue #240 is on sale from vendors in Cape Town from March 24 to April 24, 2016. Anyone outside of Cape Town can buy the magazine here.
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