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HELPING HANDS: Jika Uluntu director Ziyanda Xaso. Picture: ROSA-KAROO LOEWE

NGO takes its life-saving services to needy children

EMIHLE MBANGATHA The children living in the settlements just outside of Gonubie are vulnerable to abuse, disease, and neglect, so Jika Uluntu, a local NGO, took taking life-saving services to the children last week. Jika Uluntu hosted the…

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: Edumisa Mtoli, founder of Izibalo, celebrates their organisation’s big win at the recent Inspiration Awards. Picture: SUPPLIED

Izibalo scoops top Inspiration Awards prize

The ninth annual Inspiration Awards took place in East London on Friday June 9 and Izibalo, a science, technology and mathematics improvement initiative won the main prize worth about R80,000. The other three finalists won R40,000 each.…

Linda Beja from Future Roses Care Centre is one of the Top 4 finalists of the Inspiration Awards 2023: Picture: SUPPLIED

Finalists named for Inspiration Awards

The ninth annual Inspiration Awards will take place in June and four top organisations in East London are in line to be voted the most inspirational story. The top four finalists include Sports for Lives, Future Roses Care Centre, Land of…

SWEET SOUNDS: Young musicians from Incopho Development Project perform stunning arrangements of music by SA jazz composers at a special concert in Stirling on Saturday. Picture: SUPPLIED

Young Jazz musicians thrill crowd

Young jazz musicians from Incopho Development Project got right into the groove at a special concert at Stirling Presbyterian Church on Saturday. The non-profit was established in 2017 to bring energy and aspiration into the lives of…

NGO leader represents SA

Wonga Majila, the media director for local NGO Amaqhawekazi, represented SA at the #BridgingTheGap festival from October 25-29. The festival is a global summit affiliated with the UN. Young leaders from across the world were invited to…

NGO uplifting youth with sport

Sports development and encouraging sportsmanship are some of the main goals of NGO Lubanzi iQhayiya, which was launched last Saturday at Parkside, East London. Founded by Tina Somzana, the NGO focuses on is focused towards sports…

Stepping in to help ‘lost’ youth

For former Southernwood Primary School headgirl Ayabulela Mahamba, being a leader has little to do with politics and everything to do with helping children rise above their circumstances. Mthatha-born Mahamba, 21, now a final-year BCom…

Lace up the tekkies for a humble cause

IT’S time to lace up your tekkies for a good cause. National Tekkie Tax day is an annual fundraising campaign for a large mix of carefully selected welfare organisations, schools and institutions in South Africa. NGOs that are…

A toast to a generation of ITEC

Events kick off to mark NGO’s anniversary ITEC’s Jamboree, held last Tuesday, was the kick off to a series of events to be held throughout this year in recognition of ITEC’s 30 years of support and service to the community. The event saw…

NGO for disabled in financial crisis

Sad day as Rehab faces closure AFTER two decades of selfless service, the Association for the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disability (Rehab), is facing a financial crisis. Established in 1997, the once-flourishing non-profit…