JacPod Good Morning Angels

Good Morning Angels

Good Morning Angels is Jacaranda FM’s flagship community upliftment and CSI platform: changing lives and giving hope since 2005, every Wednesday morning on Breakfast with Martin Bester.

Good Morning Angels is good news, feel-good appointment listening, and an opportunity for listeners, corporates, and advertisers to actively get involved and contribute to causes close to their hearts on a weekly basis. It showcases the power of the human spirit, community, kindness, and the power of radio. Our listeners always step up – they are the angels.

Good Morning Angels assists with a variety of needs involving individuals, communities, organisations and causes of all kinds and descriptions. All recipients are vetted and chosen with the utmost care and due diligence. The assistance is not a hand-out, it’s a fulfillment of needs … it’s a hand-up.

To get in touch email: angels@jacarandafm.com
Weekly English South Africa Non-Profit
108 Episodes
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26-year-old's road to recovery uncertain after devastating car crash

Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels Fund assisted Antoinette Massyn with R25,000 towards equipment and the treatments Angie needs as she recovers at home. We also donated another R50,000 towards some of the outstanding medical bills. That is assistance to the total value of R75,000.
5 Nov 11 min

Assisting women in their battle against breast cancer

One in 27 women in South Africa will be diagnosed with breast cancer; that's why Jacarada FM's Good Morning Angels assisted Breasties for Life. The Good Morning Angels Fund NPC will assist Breasties for Life in helping more women on their breast cancer journey with a donation of R100,000.
15 Oct 13 min

New 'legs' for Pieter Botha living without his own legs or sight

Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels and Valterra Platinum – Mogalakwena Mine have come together to assist 37-year-old Pieter Botha with R100,000 for his prosthetic leg upgrades and other medical costs. Valterra Platinum – Mogalakwena Mine, host of the annual Bushveld Classic Golf Day, together with business partners, will donate the…
17 Sep 8 min

Hardworking teen unable to finish matric due to financial hardship

Good Morning Angels assisted matriculant Njabulo Muthanti in completing her final year of school after her mom lost her job, leaving Njabulo unable to pay the R41,000 needed to register for her matric finals. The Good Morning Angels Fund will assist Njabulo with a donation of R50,000 to cover the…
10 Sep 10 min

Raising funds to assist diabetics in rural Mpumalanga

35-year-old diabetic, Eksoda Mazibuko, received some help from Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels during his pursuit to buy and supply glucometers and strips for diabetic community members in need. The Good Morning Angels Fund will support Eksoda's fundraising effort with R50,000 to buy and supply glucometers and strips for diabetic…
27 Aug 9 min

Giving single mom and breadwinner, Lerato, the gift of sight

From the LottoStar Fortune Frenzy funds raised for Good Morning Angels, LottoStar will donate the remaining R40,000 needed for Lerato’s eye surgery — and will also contribute an additional R7,000 for any unexpected costs and essentials for her and her daughter.
6 Aug 10 min

Helping a young aspiring teacher live free from debilitating endometriosis

26-year-old Miss X was diagnosed with an extreme case of endometriosis — 10cm cysts on both ovaries, and extensive growths throughout her pelvis and large bowel. From the LottoStar Fortune Frenzy funds raised for Good Morning Angels, LottoStar will donate the R100,000 needed to enable the medical team to assist…
6 Aug 16 min

A liver operation for eight-year-old Zelné, daughter of single mom Annetjie

Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels kicked off Women's Month 2025 with the help of our friends at LottoStar. From the LottoStar Fortune Frenzy funds raised for Good Morning Angels, LottoStar will donate the outstanding R80,000 needed for Zelné's upcoming surgery — enabling her to live without pain.
6 Aug 8 min

Special care and a brand-new wheelchair for a special young boy

15-year-old Wian le Roux cannot cannot talk, stand, or walk. Thanks to Good Morning Angels and Valterra Platinum's Bushveld Classic Golf Day, he will receive much-needed help as well as a new wheelchair. The annual Bushveld Classic Golf Day, hosted by Valterra Platinum, raises funds to improve the lives of…
23 Jul 7 min

Young Secunda girl slowly losing her eyesight

Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels has assisted the Cornelissen family with R50,000 toward 10-year-old Luané Cornelissen’s treatment and the visual aids she needs to help her see and continue learning as she adapts to life with deteriorating vision.
9 Jul 5 min

Young man left helpless after shocking diagnosis

The Johannesburg Surgical Hospital and its partners have come together to assist Phyffer with his life-changing hip replacement. The entire team will cover all medical costs on Phyffer's behalf, allowing him to heal and live a life free of pain.
25 Jun 12 min
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