JacPod Good Morning Angels - The Legacy

Good Morning Angels - The Legacy

Good Morning Angels is Jacaranda FM’s multi-award-winning community giveback and upliftment initiative, changing lives one Wednesday at a time on Breakfast with Martin Bester. What started as a simple moment of kindness on a morning radio show in 2005 has, over the course of two decades, grown into a powerful expression of the resilience of the human spirit to overcome, a beacon of hope in times of despair, and the inspiration for a legion of Angels who give because they care.
Over the next 20 weeks, Good Morning Angels, The Legacy will tell the stories of some of those who have benefited from the kindness of strangers over the past two decades. They will share how that moment of light impacted their lives in the most beautiful and sometimes unexpected – but always inspiring – ways. It’s the real story after the story, a celebration of 20 years of changed lives told by those who are living it.

To get in touch, email: angels@jacarandafm.com.
Weekly English South Africa Non-Profit
21 Episodes
1 – 20

Tristan Smit: Turning 17 after doctors said he would die at two

In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, Helen Smit remembers how bravely her little Tristan conquered a battle that no two-year-old should have to fight. She also recalls, with a lifetime of gratitude, how family, friends and strangers became the Angels who gave him this fighting chance.
10 Nov 9 min

Bennie Erasmus: A rugby star who rolls on his own terms

In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, Bennie reflects on the "Angels" who helped him along the way, enabling him to conquer the world. We also hear from some of his teammates, who look up to him as both a leader and a friend.
3 Nov 9 min

The Bahanawa Donkey Care Workers: Changing the lives of local villagers

In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, Daphny Mhuntane shares how this project and the support of Good Morning Angels have positively transformed the lives of the villagers. She also discusses how she and the other Donkey Care Workers approach their vital mission as "Angels" to both the…
27 Oct 6 min

Baby Theunsie: A baby boy saved from heroin-addicted parents

We met Anita and her baby, Theunsie, in December 2022. He weighed just 1.8 kg when a social worker handed the tiny bundle to Anita, a nurse and foster mom to two other children. After three months, Theunsie experienced withdrawal—his mother and father were heroin addicts. Then, one day, he…
1 Sep 10 min

Melti Grobler: A two-time cancer survivor now a healthy teenager

At almost two years old, Melti Grobler beat cancer for the first time, and at just five years old, he had to endure that battle once again. We take a look at the healthy teenager he has become, years after Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels assisted him and his family.
11 Aug 7 min

Charlotte Sibanyoni: Becoming the first Black woman NG Kerk Reverend

Good Morning Angels is Jacaranda FM’s multi-award-winning community giveback and upliftment initiative, changing lives one Wednesday at a time on Breakfast with Martin Bester. What started as a simple moment of kindness on a morning radio show in 2005 has, over the course of two decades, grown into a powerful…
4 Aug 10 min

Sharlene Coopoosammy: Survivor walks again after bus accident

In 2019, Sharlene Coopoosammy was hit by a bus in Pretoria, leaving her bedridden for over two years with untreated fractures. With no medical aid and long hospital delays, her dream of walking and working again to support her mother seemed out of reach. This is her story.
28 Jul 8 min

The Liebenberg Triplets: From IVF to a house full of sons

Just when they thought they would give up on their dream of having a child, Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels stepped in to assist Barry and Jo-Anne Liebenberg with their final IVF treatment, which resulted in not one, but three babies! This is their story.
21 Jul 7 min

Lordwick Kgatle: From dustbin digger to manager

On 16 July 2025 we kicked off a celebration of 20 years of Changing Lives for Good: Changing Lives Since 2005. Good Morning Angels' 20 years celebration kicks off with Lordwick Kgatle, who went from a recycler to a centre manager all thanks to Good Morning Angels.
15 Jul 12 min
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