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 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…
Hot Cares and Guvon Academy Change the Life of Aspiring Chef
A 20-year-old aspiring chef from a single parent home is on track to fulfil her dream of a career in the culinary arts, thanks to the generosity of the Guvon Academy, in partnership with Hot Cares. Here is her story.
HOT Cares Gets Behind SADAG Teen Suicide Prevention Campaign
This week is Teen Suicide Prevention Week and for seven days the focus is on adolescent and youth physical and mental health challenges. According to The South African Depression & Anxiety Group, teen suicide is becoming more common every year in SA and that’s why SADAG is creating awareness around…
HOT Cares Helps Women & Men Against Child Abuse with Vital Inverter
Relationships are a key part of the work that Hot Cares does and all the relationships that we have been able to build over the years have played a huge role in Hot Cares making a meaningful difference to the lives of those around us. That’s why when a partner…
HOT Cares Settles Debt for Animal Shelter Doing Vital Work in Community
Hot Cares comes across so many people who give their own time and money to good causes, and we wish we could help all of them. Sadly, this is just not possible, but that doesn’t stop us celebrating and helping those we can, particularly people like Rene Parker, who runs…
The Hot 102.7FM Teddython with Hot Cares
Hot Cares is a non-profit organisation and the corporate social investment partner of the radio station HOT 102.7FM. Teddython is an annual fundraiser and the station’s opportunity to use the power of radio to make a meaningful difference to the lives of those in its community by raising a substantial…
HOT Cares Provides the Platform for another amazing anonymous donation
We just love to spread the Hot Cares net wide and that’s exactly the opportunity that presented itself when this particular story came across our desk. St.Theresa's Children's Home is based in Durban and does incredible work for children in need, but they’ve been struggling for funding. So, Hot Cares…
HOT CARES TEDDYTHON 2022: GERRY ATKINS
Our annual Teddython fundraiser is just weeks away and this is why it’s such an important day for Hot Cares, as we look to make a meaningful difference to the lives of those around us. Ophthalmic surgeon Dr Rodney Blumenfeld donated a double cataract surgery last year and this allowed…
HOT Cares Plays Part in Getting Owl Rescue Centre Back on its Feet
Owl Rescue Centre takes in more than a thousand owls every year through their rescue efforts, but unfortunately, a devastating fire ripped through the centre recently, causing damage to the 12 owl enclosures, to the tune of at least R300 000. Fortunately, some very generous HOT 102.7FM listeners have already…
HOT Cares Helps Get Mobile Community Veterinary Clinic Up and Running
Dr Bronwyn Thomen and her husband Kent Jennings run a mobile veterinary clinic and have been treating 140 to 180 animals every month, but they are in the process of relocating from Gauteng to Emgwenya in Mpumalanga and need help setting up a mobile veterinary clinic to service the Emakhazeni…
HOT Cares Helps Desperate Young adult with Life-Changing Tonsillectomy
Many of us were fortunate to have our tonsils out as kids if it was medically needed. So, it’s been a while, and most of us probably don’t remember what it was like at the time, but if you speak to anyone who has had a tonsil problem as an…
HOT Cares Lends a Helping Hand to Down-On-Luck Owner of Blind Love Africa
People who care for animals usually have the biggest hearts and that certainly seems the case with Philippa du Toit, who runs a charity organization called Blind Love Africa, but has fallen on hard times recently. Find out here how Hot Cares is making a meaningful difference to her life.
HOT Cares Helps Emily Ndlovu Rebuild her Life After Devastating Fire
Emily Ndlovu’s house burnt down, leaving her with absolutely nothing, and Hot Cares was contacted by her manager at work, Blydie Willemse, resulting in a plan of action that will at least see Emily start to rebuild her life with some key items. Find exactly what and how, right here.
HOT Cares Makes Life a Little More Comfortable for Orphaned Teens
Children should never outlive their parents – particularly kids not even out of their teens – but life isn’t that simple, and Hot Cares sees stories all the time of families hugely impacted by tragedy, just like the story of Ashley and Nikita, who have lost both their parents in…
HOT Cares and Dis-Chem Foundation Help Elethu Daveyton Cheshire Home
We all need a roof over our heads, but that need is even more critical for those with little or no ability to care for themselves. That’s certainly the case with the residents of Elethu Daveyton Cheshire Home, which is an organisation that provides 24/7 residential care for persons with…