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One Day In The Mother City

Wesgro CEO Tim Harris invites South Africans to replace the thrills and joy of travelling abroad with a holiday that encompasses all that we have right here in the Western Cape.

‘Tis The Season To Be Festive

Western Cape minister of economic development and tourism, David Maynier, encourages South Africans to play their part to stay safe, be festive and support tourism businesses this summer season.

Why Tourism Is Key To Job Creation

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde emphasises the positive impact of tourism on creating jobs and ensuring the safety, dignity and wellbeing of residents in the province.

Life's Second Chances

Vendors Sherman Permall and Arnold Jako are determined to secure a brighter future. In this issue they share their experience and hopes with us.

Daylin Paul Broken Land

Daylin Paul, winner of the 2017 Ernest Cole Award, recently launched his debut work, Broken Land, at an exhibition of his photographs at the KZNSA Gallery. We bring you a selection of images from the book.

Saving Philippi Farming Area For Future Generations

Certified professional soil scientist Christopher D’Aiuto of the PEDI AgriHub turns the spotlight on commercial farming in the city, and shares lessons learnt from the Philippi Horticultural Area.

Can Urban Agriculture Address Food Insecurity?

No, says Associate Professor Jane Battersby from the African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town.

Food Retail: Realities, Futures And Fictions

It has been over six months since COVID-19 upended life as we knew it in Cape Town and the country as a whole. Now, as we catch our breath, one word in particular keeps coming to mind: adaptable.

Redirecting The Flow Of Food

Iming Lin and Ashley Newell of FoodFlow demonstrate the importance of linking urban farmers and communities, and keeping the “flow of food” between the two.

Diary Of An Urban Farmer

Grace Stead, managing director of Abalimi Bezekhaya, caught up with some small-scale Cape Flats farmers who share their lived realities.

Cultivating Social Cohesion And Resilience

Kurt Ackermann of SA Urban Food & Farming Trust unpacks how urban farms can improve a community’s quality of life.

It takes a village

World-renowned chef Margot Janse shares her passion for the Isabelo: Feeding Hungry Minds scheme in Franschhoek, and how the village has come together to feed thousands during this challenging time.

A very PUBLIK pivot

David Cope, founding director of PUBLIK wine merchants, reveals how his local business adapted to the COVID-19 challenge, and continues to do so.

Ecotourism's Silver Bullet

We discover how Singita, a conservation and ecotourism brand in four African countries, is safeguarding the future of ecotourism through conservation.

Fisher Communities Adapt To New Realities

Dr Serge Raemaekers, managing director of ABALOBI ICT4FISHERIES, shares how seafood supply chains are adapting to new realities and highlights the social enterprise’s transition to a multi-channel marketplace.

Through The Looking-Glass

Arthur Gillis, CEO of Platinum Hospitality Holdings, goes down the proverbial rabbit hole in search of greener pastures.

Hospitality's Horror, Anguish And Hope

Chef Liam Tomlin of Chefs Warehouse and Thali Restaurant Group reveals how the pandemic and resulting lockdown have impacted his business, and shares his future hopes for the hospitality industry.

Why SA's Wine Industry Is Gasping For Air

Alex Dale, founder of Radford Dale winery, paints a stark picture of how the wine export ban enforced during the lockdown has negatively impacted the industry.

Remembering Sabela

The Big Issue pays tribute to one of its dear vendors, Sabela Albert Manqungqulu, who passed away in July.

To open or not to open, that is the question

Nick Spaull, senior researcher at Stellenbosch University’s Department of Economics, and Jonathan Jansen, distinguished professor of education at the same university, each argue their case for and against the complete reopening of schools.

Battlefield of the mind

Teaching under lockdown is exhausting, says Theola Phillips, a teacher and head of department at a Mitchell’s Plain primary school.

Etaine's Fighting Chance

Eighteen-year-old Etaine Wilson’s lockdown journey has been laced with tragedy, yet the Grade 12 learner at the Western Cape’s Kasselsvlei Comprehensive High School perseveres, no matter what.

Teaching In The Eye Of The Storm

Wendy Horn, a district director in the Western Cape Department of Education (WCED), describes how principals and teachers are tackling challenges head-on to ensure their learners make it to the top.

Helping Aftercare Thrives

After a decade, The Learning Trust continues to strengthen organisations that run after-school programmes in areas where they are needed the most.

It's Time To Focus On The Future

Ann Morton, principal of Pinelands North Primary in Cape Town, believes this generation of children will be stronger, more empowered and more knowledgeable than their predecessors.

Where Will Our Children Go?

Theodora Lutuli, an early childhood education manager in Nyanga, reveals the hidden cracks in the country’s early childhood development sector.

Data Or Bread?

Jonathan Jansen, distinguished professor in the Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University, delves into the inequality in South African education and society, exposed by COVID-19.

Let's narrow SA's education gap

Learners are facing huge educational losses due to disruptions from COVID-19. Novus Print Executive Steve Thobela discusses how paper-based learning can help learners get back on their feet.

Leslie Pearson

Over the past 18 months, life has been somewhat of a rollercoaster ride for Big Issue vendor Leslie Pearson. The veteran vendor tells us about some of his experiences.

Wanted: Partnerships that effect change

COVID-19 is pushing available services to the limit and testing a fragile interdependent and complex system, writes Zahid Badroodien, mayoral committee member for Community Services and Health at the City of Cape Town.