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Thursday, 13 February, 2025

The Nelspruit SPCA shared an impassioned plea on Facebook, urging the community to help the organisation to keep its doors open.

Nelspruit SPCA urges community to help with donations

According to Lize Pienaar, chairperson of the Nelspruit SPCA, the organisation is currently looking after 30 dogs and 18 cats. But, she says, this can change...

The Greater Rape Intervention Project (GRIP), a Lowveld-based full-service organisation assisting survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) at various centres throughout Mpumalanga, is one of thousands of non-profit organisations adversely affected by the 90-day aid-funding freeze announced by US president Donald Trump a week ago.

GRIP reaches out to community after losing half of its funding in US funding freeze

Nationally, more than 1 250 local community organisations are at risk as a result of the freeze. GRIP receives almost half of its R15 million in...

Die 18-jarige Eden Bruwer het vandag haar hare, wat sy al laat groei vandat sy drie jaar oud is, aan die Kankervereniging van Suid-Afrika (Kansa) geskenk.

Nellie hoop skenking van hare bring vreugde vir kankerlyers

Die poniestert wat sy geskenk het was ’n hele meter lank! Eden sê sy het besluit om haar hare aan Kansa te skenk omdat sy wil...

The popular CANSA Relay for Life Nelspruit is back and will take place on 14 and 15 March next year at Bergvlam High School.

CANSA Relay for Life is back with a bang

The relay will start at 18:00 and end the next morning at 06:00. “Whether you are a seasoned relayer, a survivor, a caregiver, or a supporter,...

Last night, Thea Rix, on behalf of the CMR, posted on Facebook, begging the community to assist with donations to help support the many needy families in Nelspruit over the festive season.

Nelspruit community open their hearts and wallets to support needy families

“Today I am begging for the community’s help and support. We have so many hungry families. Our cupboards are empty,” she said in the post. Thea...

It is safe to say that everyone knows about the Motorcycle Toy Run, the annual spectacle when the noisiest members of the community do mass rides in 19 regions of the country to donate to the quietest members of the community — the vulnerable children.

Lowveld bikers making noise to collect toys for children

This year, the Lowveld Toy Run will take place on Saturday, 30 November, and Bernadette Woodford, chairperson of the Lowveld Toy Run, says they are expecting...

In a spectacular effort by White River women, a whopping R100 000 was raised for the White River Hospice. The event initially raised R84 000, but a donation was received last night from a private benefactor, bringing the amount to R100 000.

Dancing Queens raise R100 000 for White River Hospice

After months of preparation, the local production of Mia!Mamma was performed over two nights in front of a very enthusiastic crowd at Picasso’s Mexican Taqueria at...

’n Groep Laeveldse nie-winsgewende organisasies span kragte saam om geld in te samel vir die belangrike werk wat hulle in die gemeenskap doen deur ’n konsert aan te bied waartydens die sangers David Fourie en Debbie Kriel die gehoor sal vermaak met bekende liedjies uit die musiekblyspel The Sound of Music.

Laeveld-organisasies hou konsert om gemeenskap te help

Van die liedies waarna die gehoor kan uitsien is The Sound of Music, Sixteen Going on Seventeen, Climb Ev’ry Mountain, Do-Re-Mi en nog vele meer. Die...

The Cancer Association of South Africa (Cansa) in Mpumalanga managed to raise a whopping R75 000 with its first car sit-in at i’langa Mall in Nelspruit.

First-ever car-sit event in Nelspruit raises R75 000 for Cansa

Riaan van den Bergh, Cayla Janse van Vuuren of Unigrad College, Daniella Bantjes, Ethan Koorts, Henri Gouws of i’langa Mall, Jessica Prim, Coenie Naude of Radio...