Animal rescue shelter facing hardship receives unexpected good news

Two South African men say they were lured overseas by what appeared to be legitimate job offers, then taken across the border into Myanmar and forced to work in a scam compound. Brave to Love, a South African counter-human-trafficking organisation, helped the men after they reached out to its founder,…

The Good Morning Angels Fund wants Lerato to pursue her dream of obtaining a driver’s licence and to keep up with her monthly supply of eye drops and six-monthly visits to her eye specialist. The Good Morning Angels Fund will assist Lerato with R20 000 towards her driving lessons and…

"Quality healthcare. No cost. No judgement." That’s the promise the Centre for HIV-AIDS Prevention Studies, or CHAPS, makes to people in Berea, Yeoville and Hillbrow every Friday. CHAPS provides free healthcare for people living with HIV, diabetes, hypertension, asthma and other chronic illnesses.

Ten-year-old Zayyan Peterson loves science, mathematics and geography. He also loves reading, swimming, gaming and dogs. Unfortunately, Zayyan has not been able to attend school this year because he has been fighting acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Zayyan was just nine years old when he was diagnosed shortly after Christmas last…

Wollies Animal Shelter has been a bastion of animal welfare in greater Pretoria for three decades. At the helm is Cilla Trexler, who has grown the shelter while loving and caring for all the animals with compassion, dedication and tireless fundraising. Wollies currently has 700 dogs and 300 cats in…