This edition includes satirical social commentary by the likes of Nik Rabinowitz who says, “Since the cancellation of
News24 comments, anger-related strokes in SA have decreased by 57%, and anger-related keystrokes have declined by 3000%,” and punny man Pieter-Dirk Uys who comments: “I’ve heard Dr Alzheimer knocks on ageing doors. I just hope he forgets where mine is.”
Other writers include Jani Allan, Helen Moffett, Tim Noakes and Kagiso Mnisi, with imagery (photography, cartoons and illustrations) from Africartoons, Josie Borain, Don Pinnock and Zapiro. Last but not least, it also features recipes from Justine Drake, Peter Goffe-Wood, Siba Mtongana, and Reuben Riffel.
The Big Issue #237 is on sale from vendors in Cape Town from Tuesday, 24 November to Tuesday, 5 January 2016. It costs R30 (R10 more than usual), but it’s thicker and comes with a supplementary guide to central Cape Town.
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