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Caught In The Crossfire | Shooting Leaves 29-year-old Bolt driver Paralysed for Life
Jenny Tshuma (29) from Soweto, Johannesburg, who works as a Bolt driver has become a victim of a brazen drive-by shooting which occurred in...
FEEL GOOD | 90-year old COVID survivor completes 900km walk to support families of healthcare workers.
Bill Wedderburn (90), a philanthropist and COVID-19 survivor from South Coast, Durban, completed his 900km by 90 years charity drive on 29 April...
FEEL GOOD | Adventure mom (41) to conquer Mount. Kilimanjaro in aid of Ostomy and Cancer Patients
Lerato Monyatsi (41) from Krugersdrop, Gauteng, is the founder of SkirtGirlHiker Foundation, a non-profit organisation that aims to restore dignity...
Jason Mraz among generous donors supporting local musician’s humble quest to transform his late father’s farm
Divine Mahara Chitubura (28), a full-time Afro-folk musician from Greyton, Western Cape, is on a mission to transform his family farm, in honour of...
Hardworking man who lost his wife, son, and humble home in Durban Floods, receives generous community support
Elias Dlamini a plumber from Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal tragically lost his wife, son, home and everything he owned, in the violent floods that affected...
Durban Floods | Sisters pen emotional appeal after losing family home of 28 years, in an instant
Janelle (27) and Bianca Barnard (24) from uMdloti, Kwa-Zulu Natal, have launched a crowdfunding campaign on BackaBuddy to restore their family home...
6-year old Fanele is in desperate need of finding a bone marrow donor to save her life
Fanele Memela (6) from Durban, was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in March 2022, and is in desperate need of a stem cell transplant that...
Military Veteran to ride 2500km in aid of wounded soldiers suffering from PTSD
Stan Potgieter (56), a veteran from Centurion, is embarking on a healing journey beginning on 23 May 2022 at the Voortrekker Monument and ending at...
Twin’s unexpected death reveals rare diagnosis, that could spare her sister’s life
On the 29th of May 2020, Lisa (41) and Russell Swanepoel (38) from Berea, Durban, who for years longed to be parents, finally welcomed their twin...
Kidney Transplant | Family Rejoices as Mom Becomes Living Donor to Save Son’s Life
Shaun Phelan (23), an electrical apprentice from Stanger, Kwa-Zulu Natal, learned that his dad, Shaun (Senior), was diagnosed with chronic kidney...
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