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#KZNFloods: What you can do to help communities affected by the floods
Image credit: twooceansmarathon.org.za Following one of the worst floods in South Africa’s history, this past Monday, 11th April 22’ in KwaZulu...
Durban Floods | Community helps 10-year-old after the ‘unspeakable’ loss of her entire family
On Tuesday, 12 April 2022, during the torrential rains and flooding that devastated the most part of KwaZulu-Natal, Shakirah, a young girl, aged 10,...
Durban Floods: Gift of the Givers uplifts KZN communities in the wake of devastation and destruction.
Since Monday 11 April 2022, when one of the worst floods in South Africa’s history hit Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, at least 448 individuals were killed,...
TRIGGER WARNING | Gran (47) left disfigured after gruesome attack by employer’s pit bulls
Selina Kokolosi (47), a grandmother from Potchefstroom, Northwest Province, who works as a domestic worker, was attacked and grievously mauled by...
Restoring dignity to the elderly remains a top priority for old folks home in the Lamontville township
The Issy Geshen Lamont Home for the Aged situated in the Lamontville township in Durban, South Africa, cares for the physical, emotional and social...
Conservationist’s dream of completing record-breaking open-water swim grinds to a halt
Sarah Ferguson, an ultra-distance swimmer from South Africa, has completed an incredible 516.49km of the 1 500km One Ocean Swim from her home town...
Single mom’s life-long sacrifice, caring for her son (35) who has a multitude of incurable diseases
On Friday, Victor du Plessis, 35, sadly passed away due to multiple organ failures after he suffered from various incurable diseases. Marlene Mans...
Rare Cancer | 4-year-old Janique needs gene-targeted therapy in Texas to save her life
Janique Venter, a fun-loving 4-year-old young girl from Bloemfontein, was diagnosed with stage 3 Neuroblastoma Cancer, at 6 months old. With this...
Rare Genetic Disorder | $2.3 Million drug is needed to save 7-month old Baby Novah
7-month-old, Baby Novah De Wet, from Aggeneys, Northern Cape, was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) type 1, a fatal, rare genetic...
Cape Town siblings may have a new genetic variant that has not yet been recorded worldwide.
Aaron Lipschitz (7) from Sea Point, Cape Town, is the first child in South Africa to be diagnosed with Interleukin-12 Receptor Defect, a rare,...
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