HOT Cares and Dis-Chem Step in to Help Paralysed Boy with New Bed
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...
HOT Cares Gets Behind KZN Relief Project
Most of us know someone affected by the recent devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal, and it’s been heart-breaking seeing what the people of the province have been through. That’s why Hot Cares has such respect for the work done by people like Neil Golding, the owner...
HOT Cares Makes Up Shortfall on Much-Needed Wheelchair
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...
HOT Cares and Dis-Chem Foundation Come Together to Provide the Gift of Sight
There are many things in life that a lot of us take for granted and our basic senses are among them. That’s just simple sight, hearing, smell etc. That’s why Hot Cares appreciates just how distressing it must be to lose one of these vital faculties that play...
HOT Cares Steps in to Help SA Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
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 Helps Bring Little Ashford and Hlalisekani Playgroup Together
At Hot Cares, we get so much joy from seeing the difference our work makes to the lives of those around us, but it’s also incredibly gratifying when that good work results in positive outcomes in other areas. Take, for example, the story of Little Ashford Linden,...
HOT Cares Lends Support to Corinthians FC and New Blind Football Team
At Hot Cares, we love it when we can involve our HOT 102.7FM presenters in some of the rewarding work we do, as we look to make a substantial difference to the lives of those around us. That’s why we were so pleased to be contacted by Mzi Kaka, who hosts Early...
HOT Cares Provides Financial Support to Happy Yappers Animal Sanctuary
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 and Dis-Chem Foundation Get Behind Surgeons for Little Lives
There are some fantastic people out there, doing great work for those less fortunate than them, and really making a difference. Hot Cares salutes these people, with organisations such as Surgeons for Little Lives a great example of the groups of people who have the...
HOT Cares Partners with Guvon Academy to Kickstart Youngster’s Culinary Career
Hot Cares is incredibly grateful for the amazing partners we have in our stable, as they continue to blow us away through their generosity and play a huge role in helping us make a meaningful difference to the lives of those around us. The Guvon Hotels & Spas...
HOT Cares Stands Proudly with Women & Men Against Child Abuse
According to the platform SaferSpaces, 2016 saw the first-ever nationally representative study of child maltreatment in South Africa published, showing that over 40% of young people had experienced some form of sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse or neglect at some point in their lives.
HOT Cares Proud of Hlalisekani Playgroup Contribution
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
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...
Soweto Canoe Club
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: Rainbows and Smiles
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 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
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...
Hot Cares Steps in to Help Destitute Family Furnish Destroyed Home
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,...
Dischem and Hot Cares Partnership
HOT CARES, the charity initiative aligned to HOT 102.7FM is proud to announce a partnership with the Dis-Chem Foundation. The initial 1-year partnership will see the Dis-Chem Foundation and HOT CARES combine resources to assist communities and individuals in need....
Hot Cares Helps Destitute Children in Edenvale
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
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...
Operation Mercy
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...
Helping animals in need with CLAW
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...
JD Koekoemoer
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...
Vusi Mubika
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...
Father and Mentor – Coach Lawrence
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...
Hot Cares for Innesfree Park fire victims
Hot Cares for Innesfree Park fire victims Wendy Malpage started ‘Bubele Africa ‘a year ago when she noticed the high unemployment rate in her local neighbourhood. However, she was inspired to take action when walking past the Sandspruit River and seeing the area...
Hot Cares – The Ann Harding Cheshire Home
Jackie Kyle from The Ann Harding Cheshire Home - residential care facility for adults who have a physical disability contacted Hot Cares with an urgent plea. Unfortunately, when the area experiences loadshedding everything grinds to a halt at the home, and we are...
Hot Cares for ‘Mighty Mack’
On 12 May 2021, at just 5 months old, Nikita Friedman’s niece Mackenzie “Mighty Mack” Friedman was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) – a life-threatening blood cancer. Following her diagnosis, she underwent 10 days of intense chemotherapy, 3 surgeries...
Hot Cares helps Darren get back on his feet
Rudolph Nicholson contacted Hot Cares to help his longtime mechanic, Darren Quinn. “I have known him for the past 10 years, he is an honest, hardworking and reliable young man,” he writes. Darren has been particularly hard hit by COVID-19 and resulting lockdowns....
Hot Cares Helps Unemployed Ronel Griessel Care for Her Orphaned Grandchildren
What struck Michelle Nunes most about her colleague Ronel Griessel was her absolute devotion to her two daughters – who she raised as a single mom under very difficult circumstances. So, when Ronel tragically lost her youngest daughter to an act of crime, Michelle...
Hot Cares: A birthday surprise for Nelson Tshabalala
Nelson Tshabalala is a burn survivor. He was burned when he was 5 years old and his mother tragically died in the fire, saving his life. In the years to follow, Nelson met Bronwen Jones, his ‘mama’, and the founder of the Children of Fire - a local charity...
Coach, mentor, leader and friend: Hot Cares for Joe Mosethle
“A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.” John Wooden Joe Mosethle, a coach at the Randburg Football club, is known is to have inspired his students towards hard work, persistence, and to focus on achieving their dreams to be a champion in...
A Giving Garden: The Bongani Community Centre
The Bongani Community Centre is a place where over 500 children have a safe environment to go to after school and it is here where the children often receive their only meal for the day. The centre caters for indigent and orphaned children providing food, and...
Lynn Tyack gets a helping hand from the Dis-Chem Foundation
Lynn Tyack is a local foster mom who has devoted her life to helping abused and neglected children experience a happy and healthy childhood. Hot Cares recently assisted Lynn Tyack with the payment of school fees for her foster child, Jessica, who has Down Syndrome....
Helping those in need: A home for Vaughn
Hot Cares received a phone call from Graham Cooper, providing us with an update about his housemate Vaughn Van Reeuwyk. Graham had nominated Vaughn for Christmas Wish 2020 and he was one of the recipients. Due to financial difficulties Vaughn had fallen behind in...
Making an incredible difference in children’s lives: Lynn Tyack
Lynn Tyack, a local foster mom, is a fantastic caregiver to abandoned babies and children that have been removed by authorities. A modern-day hero who has chosen to spend her retirement years serving and caring for the vulnerable children in the community. Hot...
Care and protection: The Animal Anti-Cruelty League
The Animal Anti-Cruelty League (AACL) Johannesburg has been protecting and caring for animals in South Africa since 1956 and recently celebrated their 65th anniversary on the 28th of February 2021. The organization has about 300 animals on site at the Regents Park...
Giving to Life: In honour of Nathan Bewsher
Cathy Bewsher contacted Hot Cares to ask that we help in assisting with creating more awareness for the Organ and Tissue Donor Foundation, as well as possibly help raise some funds for them – all in commemoration of their son, Nathan’s, 14th birthday. During...
A friend in need- Lisa and Marlin
Marlin Nagan got in touch with Hot Cares regarding her ex- colleague Lisa Theron. As an experienced recruiter, Lisa has fallen on hard times. She last worked at Cash Converters as a buyer and has subsequently been retrenched. She lost everything - became homeless...
Heli Hero: Lawrence Masanabo
Bill Watt, a helicopter engineer got in touch with Hot Cares regarding a colleague of his, Lawrence Masando. Bill has worked with Lawrence for the past five years at Grand Central Airport in Midrand, where Lawrence is an apprentice. As the family breadwinner,...
Wings of Inspiration Women and Children’s Shelter
Hot Cares recently received a phone call from Anthea – Kirsten Richardson’s sister telling us about a new Women and Children’s shelter they are opening in Krugersdorp. When Anthea asked if there was any way we could assist, Hot Cares knew we had to act swiftly...
Hot Cares for Coach Butler and his family
Butler Masango popularly known as "Coach Butler" has been developing young soccer players across Johannesburg over the past 15 years and, also coaches and mentors children from disadvantaged backgrounds in his free time. Coach Butler’s main source of income comes...
Some festive cheer for the young women of Uitkoms Home For Girls
Uitkoms Home For Girls is a registered child and youth care centre that offers non-discriminatory residential care, protection development plans and counselling to abused, or otherwise abandoned teenage girls. On average, 50 young women are catered for each year....
The Call of the Cats- Help Needed
Recently, Carolyn Austin got in touch with Hot Cares to share her story about a group of individuals who want to give back and make a small difference in the world we live in. These volunteers work with and behind organizations like CLAW and Harties Feral Cat...
Beloved soccer coach, Elvis Moyo
Hazel got in touch with Hot Cares regarding Elvis Moyo, a soccer coach at a local club, Randburg AFC. Elvis has been struggling to keep "his head above water" during the past 6 months of lockdown and because the soccer club has been closed since March, Elvis has...
Felicity’s Road To Recovery
Having been self-employed for over 20 years, within the Travel and Recruitment industries, Felicity Pollock reached out to Hot Cares to share her story. In August 2016 she was diagnosed with stage 4 Colon Cancer. This affected her personal life, career and Felicity...
Food Boys and Hot Cares assist Kwena Molapo Pre-school
Kwena Molapo Pre-school opened 25 years ago and is situated in the Lanseria informal settlement. It provides care and early childhood education to the children in the area and the pre-school also provides meals to the community. Currently the land is...
A friend in need- Elsie and Samantha
Samantha got in touch with Hot Cares to ask for assistance for her fellow colleague Elsie. They both work at a healthcare centre and unfortunately, Elsie is going through an extremely difficult time. Elsie and her husband Pamfi have two wonderful children, a...
The Blessing of Abbey Cross lodge and their carers
Hot Cares has had a special relationship with Abbey Cross Lodge for several years. Together with the Social Activity Director, Blessing, we have been able to get actively involved in assisting Abbey Cross Lodge, through volunteer work, donations and visiting the...
Logwood Village invites established companies, organisations, businesses and NGO’s to partner with them
Tim Plewman and his wife, Cathy, founded Cedarwood School for special needs children in 1998. Together, with the assistance of three other families, they were able to establish and finance the school. Cedarwood School is a wonderful school and thanks to its...
BNI BIZMASTERS sandwich day in partnership with Chefs with Compassion
BNI BizMASTERS have accepted the challenge to make 67,000 Sandwiches! This year, they have partnered with Chefs with Compassion to match their 67,000 soups with our sandwiches… You make the sarmies, they will make sure they get eaten. Getting involved is easy: Make...
67000 litres for Mandela Day – Chefs with Compassion and SA Harvest
67 000 litres of soup goes a long way. It provides nourishment to 268 000 people for one day. In honour of Madiba, chefs around the country are uniting with Chefs with Compassion and SA Harvest, two food rescue organisations, to cook with compassion for the most...
SAIPA and Hot Cares assist Green Door Women’s Shelter in Diepsloot
The rise in cases of violence directed at women and children, especially during the Covid-19 lockdown is alarming. Hot Cares got in touch with Green Door, an emergency shelter in Diepsloot for victims of domestic and sexual abuse to find out how we could assist...
Fiona Wilson – A loved and valued member of the Hot 91.9 FM family
Fiona Wilson is a loyal Hot 91.9 FM listener and a consistent donor of our Hot Cares community upliftment initiative. She always emails us her proof of payments and through our email exchanges we have gotten to know Fiona without even having met her in person! We...
Mamiki and Lebo get a helping hand from The Dischem Foundation and Hot Cares
Abram Kgari contacted Hot Cares to request assistance for Mamiki Muleya, a 16-year-old disabled girl from Diepsloot. Mamiki attends Bona Lesedi disability centre and her sole provider is her sister, Lebo Muleya.The family struggles to purchase groceries and nappies...
Hot Cares and Acer assist Max with his studies
Andrea Anderssen got in touch with Hot Cares regarding Max, a 21-year-old waste recycler who collects recycling materials each week. Unfortunately, he failed matric at the end of 2017 and has been recycling materials to get himself through school and to save money...
Hot Cares assists Wings of Inspiration Elderly Care Centre
Hot Cares recently contacted Wings of Inspiration Elderly Care Centre for assistance with one of our listeners who needed help rehoming a 72-year gentleman she had given a place to stay over the last few years. He has no family, struggles to survive off his SASSA...
Assisting the elderly of Reuven Old Age Home
Hot Cares received a request from one of our listeners, Tammy, who under normal circumstances joins a group of volunteers on a monthly basis to cook for the elderly at Reuven Old Age Home. They are one of the many groups of people and charity organisations that...
Hot Cares Covid 19 assistance in conjunction with ‘A Little Realeaf’- Jackson’s Foundation
Jacksons Real Food Market in Bryanston and Kyalami started the Jacksons Foundation a few years ago and regularly support families and people in need. With the current Covod-19 lockdown restaurants are unable to operate, yet the need to feed those in need has become...
Joburg works together to feed the hungry
Chef Philippe Frydman contacted Hot Cares to tell us about his idea of putting the restaurant kitchens that are currently ‘closed for business’ to good use and that he had been provided a kitchen by Mathew Abrahams of Thava Indian Restaurant in Norwood. Hanneke...