By Ragheema Mclean Humanitarian aid organization, Gift of the Givers, has made a public appeal for donations to aid those affected by severe weather conditions and fires in the Western Cape. The recent adverse weather has led to roofs being blown off, roads flooded, and trees uprooted in various areas.[…]
By Kouthar Sambo More than 15 firefighting resources and 70 staff members were attending to the blaze that was being fanned by strong winds in Nyanga, Cape Town, on Friday, 5 April. The Disaster Risk Management Centre (DRM) has deployed staff to the affected area. According to the DRM, officials[…]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Gift of the Givers (GOTG) has been assisting hundreds of individuals impacted by the recent infernos on the Cape Flats over the Easter Weekend. Ali Sably, spokesperson for GOTG, provided insight into the situation. “There was a massive fire that broke out on Saturday evening and continued[…]
By Kouthar Sambo The official launch of Football for Humanity will kick off on Wednesday at 6 pm at the Schotsche Kloof flats in Bo-Kaap at the Palestinian Mural. The event will see a host of speakers from various influential organisations, such as the humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers and the Palestinian Solidarity[…]
By Kouthar Sambo “There has been no further update. We are awaiting feedback from SA State Security who received the initial call from Algerian State Security that Gerco was with them, a flight was being arranged to Algiers, and he was going to be medically managed in a hospital.” This[…]
By Kouthar Sambo Humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers announced the unconditional release of South African paramedic Gerco van Deventer on Sunday. Speaking on VOC’s Drive Time on Monday, Gift of the Givers’ Dr Imtiaz Sooliman said the situation was complex because there was no ransom money, which resulted in[…]
By Kouthar Sambo After extensive back-and-forth negotiations, the humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers announced the unconditional release of South African parademic Gerco van Deventer. “He was taken in Libya on Friday, 3 November 2017, sold to JNIM (Al-Qaeda) in Mali in 2018, and finally released unconditionally yesterday, after a[…]
By Kouthar Sambo Palestinian member of Gift of the Givers, Ayia Jaber, was met with a tragic fate as she lost additional family members, including her stepfather, mother, and the entire family to the Israeli strikes in Gaza today. Jaber addressed eighty journalists in Cape Town on Monday night when[…]
By Kouthar Sambo The Israeli regime is handing out leaflets, ordering residents in Gaza to evacuate amid the ongoing aggression in the Gaza Strip. However, dozens of Palestinians refused to be forcefully removed from their homelands and continued to stay as the bombardment continued. Speaking across the VOC airwaves earlier[…]
by Loushe Jordaan Gilbert With more than 10 branches in the country and seven abroad, it’s safe to say that aid organization Gift of the Givers (GOTG) has spent the past 31 years to better the world through providing the necessary help people need. Speaking to VOC Breakfast presenter Daanyaal[…]
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