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GIVING WITH LOVE: Water tanks donated to Sinethemba High School by Gift of the Givers, in partnership with Mercedes-Benz SA Picture: FAITH MTWANA

Donations bring relief to pupils at five schools

Gift of the Givers, in partnership with Mercedes-Benz SA, has donated 10 much-needed water augmentation systems to five schools in Mdantsane and Duncan Village. Sinethemba High School, the first to receive their donation, has been a…

SOUP KITCHEN: Noxolo Mathetha, left, and her assistant, Tozama Tshofela are providing food to those in need in Duncan VillagePicture: SUPPLIED

Food donation helps Noxolo to feed the hungry

Duncan Village resident Noxolo Mathetha was the latest beneficiary of a charity drive organised by food brand Iwisa No 1, which has partnered with Gift of the Givers to assist various soup kitchens in the Eastern Cape. Mathetha has been…

Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, right, founder of Gift of the Givers, said he was deeply grateful to the South African public who have demonstrated love and acceptance for all that the humanitarian aid group has done and continues to do.Image: Michael Pinyanapicture:MICHAEL PINYANA

We don’t need an award‚ we have SA’s love‚ says Gift of the Givers

While the Gift of the Givers team was deeply honoured by the social media call for it to be nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize‚ the love and acceptance from South Africans was the only award of real value the humanitarian aid group…

Project shows appreciation to frontline heroes

In order to show their appreciation for the gruelling work being undertaken by frontline healthcare workers, three people have teamed up with Gift of the Givers to kickstart the Hospital Heroes movement. Founders Khilona Radia, Nisaar…

GIVING BACK: From left, Corene Conradie, Ali Sablay, Imtiaz Sooliman with Shoaib and Ishfaaq Moosa of Willowton GroupPicture: SUPPLIED

Givers’ gift PPE, theatre scrubs to frontline workers

As part of their ongoing efforts to help combat the Covid-19 pandemic, NGO Gift of the Givers partnered with Willowton Group to distripute 5,000 PPE packs and 1,000 sets of theatre scrubs to volunteer healthworkers. The donation is valued…

GIVING BACK: Gift of the Givers project manager Ali Sablay, left, and an Engen field sales specialist deliver JoJo tanks to the Mooiplaas communityPicture: SUPPLIED

Engen, Gift of the Givers bring help to Mooiplaas

As part of their commitment to help local communities during the ongoing lockdown, Engen recently partnered with Gift of the Givers to help the residents of Mooiplaas. The two organisations donated three large JoJo tanks, as well as face…

HERE TO HELP: Shoprite is working with Gift of the Givers to help drought-stricken communitiesPicture: SUPPLIED

Shoprite helps bring drought-relief to communities

As record-breaking drought ravages the country, the Shoprite Group is stepping in to help alleviate affected communities in the Eastern and Northern Cape, alongside NGO Gift of the Givers. Shoprite has made R50,000 available for a…

Gift of the Givers, an NGO that has been assisting drought-stricken farmers across SA, has recorded eight suicides by farmers since 2014 because of drought, and two more suspected to have been due to drought, said its founder, Dr Imtiaz Sooliman.Image: ESA ALEXANDER/SUNDAY TIMES

Drought drives farmers to commit suicide

“If the river was running, Dad would never have done it.” These are the words of an eight-year-old boy at his father’s funeral in 2017. Sutherland sheep farmer Sybil Visagie said the boy’s father, a fellow farmer, had taken his own life…

The Gift of the Givers drilling rig was tampered with and equipment stolen only hours after arriving in Graaff-Reinet.Image: Supplied

Graaff-Reinet water project stalled as theft throws spanner in the works

The water-drilling project in Graaff-Reinet has stalled after equipment was stolen and the drilling rig tampered with during the night. This comes after the Gift of the Givers team arrived in the drought-stricken town at midday on…

The Nqweba Dam in Graaff-Reinet has run dry. The smell of dead fish has been described as overpowering, and residents fight over every drop of water donated to the area.Image: Facebook/Monique Warden

Humanitarian aid for Graaff-Reinet as thirsty residents fight for water

A water crisis in the town of Graaff-Reinet has seen the Nqweba Dam run dry, leaving behind an overpowering stench of dead fish while residents “fight” for water. The humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers has now intervened and is…

Imtiaz Sooliman, founder of Gift of the Givers, says the organisation will deliver fodder to and source water for drought-stricken Eastern Cape towns.Image: Thapelo Morebudi

Gift of the Givers comes to the rescue of drought-stricken Eastern Cape rural towns

Gift of the Givers will on Monday deliver fodder to and source water for farmers in the drought-stricken town of Adelaide, in the Eastern Cape. “Fodder and water” was the overwhelming plea of commercial and emerging farmers, and the…

Shiraaz Mohamed was kidnapped in Syria in 2017.Image: SUPPLIED

A timeline of SA journalist Shiraaz Mohamed’s kidnapping

It’s been almost three years since South African photographer Shiraaz Mohamed was kidnapped in Syria. On Monday, a video of a man believed to be Mohamed pleading for his release sparked concerns. Here’s a timeline of his kidnapping:…

Teacher Mushfiq Daniels, 28, from Cape Town, went missing in Vietnam in July.Image: Find Mushfiq – HCMC via Facebook

Organ harvesting ring mooted as two SA teachers go missing in Vietnam

The disappearance of two South African men in Vietnam is under investigation by Gift of the Givers, which fears they may have fallen prey to an organ harvesting syndicate. John Bothma and Mushfiq Daniels didn’t know each other, but both…

Gift of the Givers bans used clothing from their donation box

If you survived a traumatic event that left your family with nothing‚ would you be offended by a donation of second or third-hand clothing to wear? It’s a debate that reignited on social media after disaster response NGO Gift of the…