Hot Cares Weekly Roundup: Help for emergency volunteers, Safe havens & a bullied teen

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Volunteer medics now have more life-saving tools, a Gauteng children’s home is warmer and better equipped… and a young man bullied for his stutter is getting a second chance at school — all thanks to HOT1027 listeners.

It’s been another powerful week of giving through Hot Cares here on HOT1027 with R339,000 poured into life-changing support.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny has more:
27 Jun 2025 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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