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Volunteers pack 5 000 food parcels ahead of Mandela Day
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Hundreds of volunteers gathered at DP World Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg to pack 5 000 food parcels ahead of Nelson Mandela Day.
The annual initiative, organised by Ashraful Aid with support from corporate partners, will provide food to about 20 000 vulnerable people through the organisation's regional offices across South Africa over the coming weeks.
Volunteers dedicated their 67 minutes to packing the parcels, continuing Madiba's legacy of service and compassion through meaningful community action.
The annual initiative, organised by Ashraful Aid with support from corporate partners, will provide food to about 20 000 vulnerable people through the organisation's regional offices across South Africa over the coming weeks.
Volunteers dedicated their 67 minutes to packing the parcels, continuing Madiba's legacy of service and compassion through meaningful community action.
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Community helps young boy receive life saving surgery
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Twelve year old Grayson Strydom has undergone urgent surgery after South Africans rallied together to help raise the money needed for the procedure.
The Polokwane youngster had been living with a severe bowel obstruction, and donations from individuals, businesses and organisations helped make the operation possible within days of his mother's public appeal.
Grayson's family has thanked everyone who donated, shared the campaign and kept him in their thoughts, saying the overwhelming support made the life saving surgery possible. He remains in intensive care and is expected to need another operation as he continues his recovery.
The Polokwane youngster had been living with a severe bowel obstruction, and donations from individuals, businesses and organisations helped make the operation possible within days of his mother's public appeal.
Grayson's family has thanked everyone who donated, shared the campaign and kept him in their thoughts, saying the overwhelming support made the life saving surgery possible. He remains in intensive care and is expected to need another operation as he continues his recovery.
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Community rallies to save historic Zoo Lake pool
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A Johannesburg community is raising R400 000 to repair the historic Zoo Lake public pool before the start of the 2026 and 2027 swimming season.
The Friends of Zoo Lake Pool campaign aims to replace ageing pipes that are leaking and causing major water losses, putting the pool's opening at risk.
Built in the late 1920s, the pool has served generations of families and is one of Johannesburg's few remaining open air municipal swimming pools.
The repairs form part of a wider restoration project as the pool prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2028.
The Friends of Zoo Lake Pool campaign aims to replace ageing pipes that are leaking and causing major water losses, putting the pool's opening at risk.
Built in the late 1920s, the pool has served generations of families and is one of Johannesburg's few remaining open air municipal swimming pools.
The repairs form part of a wider restoration project as the pool prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2028.
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The Rand is trading at 16.50 to the US Dollar, 22.18 to the British Pound, and 18.86 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 3,994.63 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 84.23 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 63,204.00.
The Rand is trading at 16.50 to the US Dollar, 22.18 to the British Pound, and 18.86 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 3,994.63 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 84.23 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 63,204.00.
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