HOT CARES
As heard every Monday and Thursday. Hot Cares aims at making a meaningful difference in the lives of those around us.
HOT Cares Steps in to Take Pressure Off Young Woman Dealt a Rough Hand
Some of the stories we receive at Hot Cares are hard to read, such as that of Sandra (not her real name) - a young woman just trying to get a start to her adult life, but facing a host of challenges, through no fault of her own. Fortunately, there…
HOT Cares Eases the Burden for Desperate Hairdresser Unable to Work
Certain jobs require certain skillsets, but some jobs are directly linked to our physical make-up and rely entirely on someone’s ability to use a particular part of the body. Such as hairdressing. You need the use of your hands and without that use, you simply can’t cut or style hair,…
HOT Cares & Dis-Chem Foundation Change the Life of Young Girl Who Needs Vital Surgery
It’s been a rough few years for 13-year-old Thoko. She’s found herself on the receiving end of some hurtful teasing and bullying, and it’s through no fault of her own. Thoko’s story was brought to us by one of her teachers, Mrs Wessels, who explained that Thoko has issues with…
HOT Cares Gets the Ball Rolling for Adoption Process for Family in Need
It’s been a challenging journey for nine-year-old Caroline, who was born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, but it’s a journey that has ultimately resulted in lots of happiness and love. Now she has the chance to take a major step forward with her foster family. This is her story and how…
HOT Cares Provides Welcome Relief for Struggling Couple with Serious Health Issues
It’s tough asking for help and it’s something that doesn’t come easy to many of us. But, sometimes you just need to put yourself out there, particularly if you find yourself in a desperate situation. That’s the situation Karin found herself in, prompting her to write to Hot Cares. This…
HOT Cares Provides Vital Equipment for Single Mom with Disabled Child
There really is no limit to the love of a mother and Siduduze is a great example that. When she was five months’ pregnant, she found out that her baby had Hydrocephalus or “water on the brain”. Her doctors suggested she terminate her pregnancy, but she decided to keep the…
HOT Cares Stump Up for Vital Hearing Aids for Two Kids in Need
Hot Cares continues to come across some incredible organisations doing great work for those less fortunate. Muriel Brand School in Brakpan is such an organisation, offering specialised schooling for children with learning disabilities, as well as some children with physical disabilities, and here’s how Hot Cares are helping two of…
HOT Cares Gets Behind 67 Blankets to Help Make a Difference to Those in Need this Winter
Hot Cares is once again getting behind the fantastic 67 Blankets initiative, which will not only warm your heart, but hopefully someone in need this winter. 67 Blankets started nearly 10 years ago and has been making a difference to the lives of those less fortunate since then, with South…
HOT Cares and Partners Provide Sustainable Solutions to Help Community’s Basic Needs
Hot Cares really does come across some special people, like Smanga Mchunu, Pastor of St. Paul’s Methodist Church in Honeydew. Hot Cares has worked with him for a number of years and witnessed how he has helped communities with food and other basic requirements. But now he really needs our…
HOT Cares Helps Single Mom with Important Equipment for Child with Special Needs
We all celebrated Mother’s Day recently and it was a timely reminder of how important mothers are in our lives. Taking that a step further, here at Hot Cares we’ve often seen just how hard single moms have things. You can add another layer of complexity when the child in…
HOT Cares Stumps Up for Life-Changing Insulin System for Stricken 9-Year-old
When children are sick and vulnerable, it really pulls at the heartstrings, and that feeling is, arguably, even more intense when you see a parent feeling helpless and just desperate to ease their little one’s pain. That’s the feeling that struck us here at Hot Cares, when we received an…
HOT Cares Chips in to Help Young Massage Therapist Study for His Dream Job
Everyone needs a proud aunty! Fortunately, for 18-year-old Altaaf Khan, he has one, in the form of Sarah Haet, who recently contacted Hot Cares with his story. Altaff is the eldest of four children and completed high school last year, during which time he decided that he wanted to study…
HOT Cares and Lifestyle College Join Forces to Award Life-Changing Bursary to Mother of Three
As heard every Monday and Thursday. Hot Cares aims at making a meaningful difference in the lives of those around us.
HOT Cares and Lifestyle College Join Forces to Award Life-Changing Bursary to Mother of Three
A few weeks ago, Hot Cares announced that we had come together with one of our partners, Lifestyle College, to offer an incredible opportunity to someone who loves gardening - an amazing bursary for a 12-month Landscape Design course, valued at R83 000! Here’s the story of the lucky recipient.
HOT Cares Contributes to the Gift of Sight for Widowed Pensioner
“There is no bigger gift you can give someone than their eyesight,” said Elise’s email when it reached Hot Cares towards the end of last year. She should know, because she’s witnessed first-hand the impact of declining sight on her 80-year-old mother-in-law, Nellie, who has been through a very difficult…
HOT Cares and the Dis-Chem Foundation ‘See’ a Way Forward for 34-Year-Old Medrine
Most of us take our basic senses and appearance for granted. Things such as our sight, smell and hearing. But, Medrine Mafenya knows what it’s like to have only half the sight she should have. On top of that, she knows all about the knock-on effects of having a visible…
HOT Cares Makes Valuable Contribution and Continues to Support N3 Highway Volunteers
One of the Hot Cares Christmas stories this past festive season saw us step in to help a group of people who do fantastic volunteer rescue work near Warden, along the N3 highway, which connects Joburg and Durban and is one the most dangerous routes in South Africa. That Hot…
Hot Cares assists TELL (Transplant Education for Living Legacies) with their ZANE project
On World Kidney Day, many vulnerable children awaiting transplants or going through dialysis will be getting a bit of comfort and support, thanks to the generosity of HOT1027 listeners.
HOT Cares Steps in to Help Boksburg Truck Explosion Victims
Sadly, tragedy is all around us, and heart-breaking stories reach us all the time here at Hot Cares. Such as the one sent to us by Diane Botha. She reminded us of the horrific truck explosion in Boksburg on Christmas Eve last year. Nearly 50 people were killed and countless…
HOT Cares, Furniture Mart, The Bed Mart and Heriz Gallery Help Transform Child Care Centre
Hot Cares just loves hearing about kind people who go out of their way to improve the lives of those less fortunate than them, and this story certainly ticked that box. This is the story of how The Barn Christian Fellowship helped transform a childcare centre in Oudtshoorn and how…