Our vendor of the month is the 26-year- old Zuko Pholo from Longbridge Mall in Fish Hoek. He shares his proud moments and aspirations with us.
“I joined The Big Issue more than five years ago when I moved to Cape Town permanently to seek employment. My brother, who’s also a Big Issue vendor, introduced me to the organisation. I come from Cofimvaba, a rural area in the Eastern Cape.
I was raised with my three siblings by a single parent.
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