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AHOY MATEY, THE GREAT OPTIMIST RACE IS BACK!
The Great Optimist Race in conjunction with Boatica is back! Following a two-year break as a result of the global pandemic, the Little Optimist...
Homeless and addiction support charity in Cape Town faces major funding gap
Souper Troopers, a Cape Town-based homeless advocacy and support non-profit organisation, was able to create 25 jobs this year for homeless...
FEEL GOOD | Running duo take on Table Mountain’s 13 Peaks in aid of Child Abuse Victims
Sabine Muller (57) a physiotherapist, athlete and mother of two, from Hout Bay, Cape Town, is getting ready to take on the 13 Peaks, an epic Table...
‘GetFranck’ launches mental health app to reduce rising suicide rates in South Africa
Globally, a staggering 800,000 suicides occur every year. In South Africa, a person commits suicide every 40 minutes. As part of Mental Health...
FEEL GOOD | Johannesburg Trio to go bald in aid of breast cancer patients
On 22 October 2022, Nickey Seger (49), Owner of Curves Strubensvalley, her partner Grant Clack (60), and Leilani Kuter (48), Founder of Gender-based...
Disastrous Surgeries | Internet sensation ‘Vernon Koekemoer’ is fighting for his life in hospital
Image: Facebook: Adnan Patel Cassie Booyse (66), better known as Vernon Koekemoer or ‘SA’s Chuck Norris’, became an instant celebrity in 2008 after...
South African Para Surfing team to make waves at The World Para Surf Championships in California
Picture above: Noluthando and her Support team competing at SA Para Surf Championships, KZN 2022 Photo Credit Scott Mitchel For the FIRST time South...
Bruce Fordyce sets his heart on providing defibrillators to 200 parkruns in South Africa
Legendary South African ultramarathon athlete, Bruce Fordyce (66), who has won the Comrades Marathon eight years in a row and nine times overall, is...
Grandparents crowdfund to give grandson (29) suffering from a rare genetic condition a new lease on life.
Pictured above: Kyle with his grandmother, Margie. Colin (71) and Margie Jones (69), doting grandparents from Hillcrest, Durban, have dedicated most...
Woman with Cerebral Palsy walks 100km to gift wheelchairs to the underprivileged
Press Release for immediate distribution. Please contact Zane Groenewald for more information or to arrange an interview - 082 602 0735 -...
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