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SA adventurer aspires to become first person of colour in Africa to cross the Atlantic solo
Raised on stories of adventure and exploration, Ryan Jacobs (35) from Gardens, Cape Town, has set himself an ambitious new year’s resolution: to...
Jarrad Ricketts is on a mission to save the lives of 3 individuals suffering from cancer
Image: Jarrad Ricketts – Credit: Clayton Morar Media This festive season many families will find themselves gathered around a hospital bed of a...
Joshua (12) looks to feed 60 kids at his soup kitchen in Gordon’s Bay
After discovering hungry children in his community three years ago, Joshua Roos (12) who lives with his grandmother, Manda, in Gordon’s Bay, Western...
The Gift of the Givers – serving mankind for the ‘Greater Good’
The Gift of the Givers Foundation, established in 1992, is the largest disaster response, non-governmental organisation of African origin on the...
16 Days of Activism: 16 Voices stand up to Gender-based violence
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – The Justice Desk (TJD), an award-winning South Africa human rights non-profit organisation, has launched an awareness...
Blouberg community creates pension fund to reward humble Ice Cream man
Reaching out to neighbours, and posting on community groups, Michelle was blown away when the campaign soon reached over R70 000, with the support of 193 donors.
7-year-old Farren fearlessly fights Leukemia
One month before her birthday, Farren Grace (7), a grade one pupil from Westville, Durban, was diagnosed with Leukemia, a rare form of cancer in the...
Joburgers peddle expand the South African Bone Marrow Registry database
On the 21st of November 2021, 28 cyclists from Johannesburg, part took in the 94.7 Ride Joburg Pedaling for a purpose, the group aimed to support...
‘Mountain Man’ Andrew Patterson climbed Table Mountain 365 times in 2018 to raise almost R1Million rand for charity.
In 2018, Andrew Patterson (39) from Sea Point, Cape Town, successfully climbed Table Mountain every day for a year to raise funds for 3 non-profit...
Community raises over R60k for medical bills after 9-year old boy is attacked by pig
On the 30th of September 2021, Luke Mulvey, a 9-year-old boy who lives on a smallholding in Lovemore Park, Eastern Cape, was attacked by a 250kg mother sow that he has looked after as a pet for the last 2-years.
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