Looking ahead to this year’s Mandela Day, the Hot Cares team got together and spent some time giving serious thought as to how we could do justice to this important day and pay proper tribute to Madiba – an icon of South African history - and we came up with...

It’s not often that Hot Cares receives correspondence from someone with a name like ‘Granny Groupie’, but that’s exactly what happened on this occasion. That’s the name that Merle Fox likes to go by, and she got in touch with us about Sibongile Malinga, who she’s...

Many of us have had a family member go through hospice care, and if you’ve ever been in that position, you’ll know what amazing work the people behind these organisations do. That’s why Hot Cares was both saddened and excited to be contacted by Nelspruit Hospice....

Hot Cares works very closely with St Mary’s Children’s Home in Rosettenville and we applaud the work they do there. St Mary's Children's Home is a registered non-profit organisation that has its roots in the Anglican Church and it provides a safe, secure home and...

Here at Hot Cares, we’re big fans of the work undertaken by the good people at the Elethu Cheshire Home for the Disabled in Daveyton. They provide 24/7 residential care for disabled people and currently have 18 beneficiaries living permanently at the home. That...

This story really grabbed our attention and pulled on our heartstrings, here at Hot Cares. It popped up on our radar when the HOT 102.7FM news team covered the good news story of Julia Hlangoana, who is an unemployed mother with a soft spot for animals. It’s...

Our hearts go out to the Nieuwoudt family and specifically, young Divan. The poor 14-year-old and his mom were involved in an awful car accident three weeks ago and their plight was brought to our attention by Chantal Lawson, who works with Divan’s dad, Christo, at...

Here at Hot Cares, we often marvel at the number of selfless people there are out there, doing amazing things for people other than themselves. Thanks to a mail we received from Kelly von Holdt, it’s clear that Toni Wagenaar is such a person. Kelly calls her a...

The South African Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre is a non-profit organisation based just outside Springs and it does such fantastic work helping indigenous animals in Gauteng. That’s why Hot Cares is pleased to get behind this organisation and encourage others to...

HOT Cares Provides Financial Support to Happy Yappers Animal Sanctuary At Hot Cares, we love our furry friends, so it always touches us when we come across an organisation dedicated purely to the welfare of animals. In this case, it’s a group of people completely...

HOT Cares Proud of Hlalisekani Playgroup Contribution Hot Cares continues to strive towards making a meaningful difference in the lives of those around us, and over the years has been privileged to help a range of individuals and organisations within our community....

HOT Cares Helps Get Ronnie Kinnear Back to Work There are so many hard luck stories out there and Hot Cares is not able to help everyone who contacts us. But, where we can, we will. Ronnie Kinnear got in touch with Hot Cares with such a story. He’s a qualified...

HOT Cares Partners with Dis-Chem Foundation to Assist Soweto Canoe and Recreation Club True sports development is rare. That’s the sports development that not only provides athletic opportunities to previously disadvantaged youngsters, but also has the ability to...

HOT Cares Connects Rainbows & Smiles with Dis-Chem Foundation for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Roughly 800-1000 children in South Africa are affected by cancer every year, but nearly 2000 die before they are even diagnosed. That’s a startling statistic, but...

HOT Cares Helps Place New-Born Baby in Crèche for Cancer-Stricken Mother Hot Cares receives so many requests and stories that tug at the heartstrings, particularly those that involve children. On this occasion, it’s the child of a cancer victim. Nicole Graham has...

HOT Cares Contributes to World Rhino Day “A Rhino for a Rhino!” That’s the appeal from the organisers of World Rhino Day, which takes place on 22 September. “Rhinos are on our R10 note, and to make it simple we are asking people to donate ‘a rhino for a rhino’ or...

The desperate stories to come out of the past 18 months are into the thousands, with the effects of Covid-19 placing even more strain on families who may have been struggling even before the first hard lockdown. But, some families have been hit harder than most,...

Hot Cares Helps Destitute Children in Edenvale These are desperate times for many people, with the impact of Covid-19 placing huge strain on families across the country. Unfortunately, children have often had to bear the brunt of this strain, through no fault of...

Hot Cares Helps Nobuhle Mhlanga Further Her Skills and Set Her Business on the Right Path It’s been a particularly tough couple of years for 50-year-old Nobuhle Mhlanga of Sandown. She lost her job prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, which, in turn, made it that much...

Hot 1027 and Hot Cares partnered with Operation Mercy to provide essential relief to the KwaZulu-Natal communities ravaged by the recent riots, violence and vandalism. We joined Future City Fourways, Rhema Ministries South Africa, Christian Revival Churches and...

Animals have no safety net in society and no voices of their own, but they touch our hearts in deep and meaningful ways. However, Pet owners in disadvantaged communities love their pets just as anywhere else. But pets suffer from poverty the same way their owners...

While the past 18 months have weighed heavy on us all, one thing has come into focus as one of life’s most cherished blessings – family. JD Koekemoer was confronted with that reality with the passing of his adult son his 6 years ago; a family tragedy that he faced...

This week, Hot Cares received a letter about the heart-wrenching story of Vusimusi Mubika, a young man of just 19 years of age. Dominique Demetriades reached out and told us of Vusi’s painful, life-threatening struggle. Dominque writes: “I am a part of a ladies...

Thuso Lawrence Mogotsi Lawrence was one of the first recipients of the Lesedi Trust bursary and during his high school career at Dainfern College, he excelled on the sports field, academically, and showed diligence beyond his years. He was liked by both teachers...