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Gift of the givers

Grabouw fire leaves about 200 homeless

By Buhle Mbhele

On Saturday 66 shacks, houses, a car and a bus were alight causing severe damage in the area.

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    Gift of the Givers joins Gqeberha-based entities to increase water provision

    The non-governmental organisation, the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber and the local municipality are on a drive to provide additional millions of litres of water to residents daily.

    46 days ago
  • Gift of the Givers, led by Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, drilling on site in Gqeberha.

    Gqeberha gets some drought respite from Gift of the Givers

    The Gift of the Givers said the Nelson Mandela Bay area is two days away from reaching day zero and the taps will run dry.

    49 days ago
  • Gift of the Givers are drilling boreholes in Gqebera to help alleviate the water crisis in the Nelson Mandela Bay area. Picture: @GiftoftheGivers/Twitter

    Nelson Mandela Bay in race against time to avoid Day Zero - Gift of the Givers

    The NGO is currently drilling boreholes in Gqebera following the recent visit by the Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu, who provided more details about government intervention to address the water crisis.

    53 days ago
  • Gift of the Givers coordinated a water collection drive at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Image screengrab: @CTICC_Official/Twitter.

    Relief efforts under way in Western Cape amidst inclement weather conditions

    Residents have been warned to brace themselves for heavy rains for the next three days.

    57 days ago
  • KwaZulu-Natal residents deal with the aftermath of the damage caused by heavy rain and floods on 13 April 2022. Picture: @kzngov/Twitter

    Gift of the Givers says SA's response to KZN floods is phenomenal

    Eight trucks are now on their way to the province with thousands of five-litre bottles of water.

    99 days ago
  • Search and Rescue Teams, comprising of SAPS, SANDF and other government agencies continue to work around the clock in various parts of the eThekwini municipality. Picture: @GCIS_KZN/Twitter

    Desperate for closure, KZN families continue search for missing loved ones

    In the aftermath of the catastrophic floods that hit KwaZulu-Natal earlier this month, scores of people - many of them children - have been left unaccounted for, leaving families across the province in agonising limbo.

    105 days ago
  • A fire ripped through the Joe Slovo informal settlement on 16 April 2022. Picture: City of Cape Town

    More Langa homes could've been saved if fire hoses hadn't been cut - JP Smith

    The City of Cape Town's JP Smith said that several fire hoses had been cut while crews were responding to Saturday's blaze in Langa.

    113 days ago
  • Langa residents and a Gift of the Givers member assess the damage after a fire on 16 April 2022 destroyed 300 homes and left about 1,000 people displaced. Picture: @GiftoftheGivers/Twitter

    Aid relief efforts continue in Langa after fire destroys hundreds of homes

    About 300 homes were destroyed, leaving more than 1,000 people displaced.

    113 days ago
  • Image: Gift of the Givers/Instagram

    Lack of clean drinking water a ‘major concern’, says Gift of the Givers

    Relief workers in flood-hit KwaZulu-Natal are raising the alarm over water shortages.

    115 days ago
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    Gift of the Givers steps up to provide water to key areas in South Africa

    Since 2015, the Gift of the Givers, has initiated several water interventions in communities that have been in dire need of assistance.

    139 days ago
  • FILE: Gift of the Givers founder Imtiaz Sooliman. Picture: Kevin Brandt/Eyewitness News

    GotG to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine following Russian invasion

    The NGO’s spokesperson, Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, said that arrangements had been made to buy items in Europe and Ukraine, while supplies from South Africa would be sent on scheduled flights.

    156 days ago
  • FILE: Western Cape Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo. Picture: @WCHealthMEC/Twitter.

    WC Health MEC Mbombo to receive report on healthcare needs of rural communities

    This after the humanitarian outreach group, Gift of the Givers, hosted a medical services initiative in the town of Touws River this weekend.

    169 days ago
  • Hundreds of people in rural Western Cape queued as Gift of the Givers provided remote medical care.

    Gift of the Givers wants urgent meeting with WC officials about ‘looming’ crisis

    The Gift of the Givers is hoping to meet urgently with the Western Cape's health officials around the lack of access to medical services in rural areas.

    170 days ago
  • Picture: Touwsrivier Tourism Association/Facebook

    Multi-disciplinary medical team to assess health needs in Touws River

    The health workers are being sent to the area by humanitarian relief group, Gift of the Givers, after it was discovered that residents had for many months been struggling without adequate and reliable medical services.

    176 days ago
  • Masiphumele residents salvage their belongings after a fire. Picture: Supplied

    Cape Town investigates Masipumelele blaze, hundreds left destitute

    Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services are working to determine the cause of a blaze that left several hundred people homeless in Cape Town.

    192 days ago
  • FILE: Groote Schuur Hospital in the Western Cape. Picture: Kevin Brandt/Eyewitness News.

    Gift of the Givers appeals for donations for Groote Schuur Hospital surgeries

    The NGO has donated R5 million to kickstart a Groote Schuur Hospital project aiming to reduce the massive backlog in patients waiting for essential surgery at the facility.

    195 days ago
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    More than 10,000 operations couldn't be done at Groote Schuur due to COVID

    The hospital, like many others, has had to delay most medical procedures to care for coronavirus patients.

    195 days ago
  • Groote Schuur Hospital has partnered with Disaster relief organisation Gift of the Givers to cut back on the hospital’s surgical backlog of more than 6,000 cases. Picture: Kevin Brandt/Eyewitness News.

    Groote Schuur Hospital, Gift of the Givers on a mission to clear surgery backlog

    The NGO has challenged South Africans and businesses to match its R5 million donation to the Surgical Recovery Project - in order to ensure these operations can happen and patients' well being can be restored.

    196 days ago
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