Gift of the Givers

GOTG reunites Syrian mother and child

The Gift of the Givers managed to reunite a 9 year old Syrian child with her mother on Friday morning, after being apart for three years. The girl Sundus Ali Besheer was separated from her mother Khalide in February 2012 at the tender age of 6 years as a result[…]

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GOTG prepares Malawi aid

Relief NGO Gift of the Givers (GOTG) has begun preparing their first batch of humanitarian supplies for Malawian citizens affected by the worst flood recorded in history. Torrential rains have hit most parts of the country and claimed the lives of 200 people. Over 200 000 residents have been left[…]

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Muslim NGOS assist in Malawi

Malawians now face the possibility of food shortages as thousands of hectares of land and crops has been submerged in water, due to torrential rains continually lashing the country and reports of a new cyclone set to make landfall soon. 200 people have died in the floods, with 200 000[…]

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Korkie memorial on Friday

The memorial service for slain teacher Pierre Korkie will be held in the Free State on Friday, a family spokesman said. The service would be held at the CRC Church, in Uitsig, Bloemfontein at 10am, spokesman Daan Nortier said in a statement. “The burial will be later and restricted to[…]

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No clarity from Dirco on Korkie

International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane on Tuesday failed to clarify whether her department knew that Pierre Korkie’s release had been secured. “I had given you… specifics on what we did and knew about this particular case, from the time the hostages were taken to our interaction with the Yemeni government[…]

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Local karate dojo donates funds towards Gaza

Shocked by a brutal Israeli assault that led to more than 2100 Palestinian casualties in Gaza, 500 of which amounted to child fatalities, students at the Cape Town branch of the World Seido Karate Organisation have united to collectively raise R25 000 towards relief efforts in the conflict-hit region. Gaza[…]

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GOTG launches book in CT

It was a packed house at the Gift of the Givers warehouse in Athlone last night where community members, activists, businesspeople and journalists gathered for the Cape Town launch of the humanitarian agency’s book launch. Imtiaz Sooliman and the Gift of the Givers: A Mercy to All is written by[…]

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New book on GOTG to launch

The official Cape Town launch of a new book detailing the work of South African humanitarian agency Gift of the Givers will take place on Tuesday 28th October. Imtiaz Sooliman and the Gift of the Givers: A Mercy to All tells the story of the establishment of South Africa’s only[…]

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GOTG to assist with locating missing relatives in Nigeria

South Africans needing help finding relatives following the building collapse at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria, should contact charity Gift of the Givers, it said on Friday. Following a radio interview early Friday evening, founder Imtiaz Sooliman said he received calls from five people wanting to[…]

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Gaza mission a success: Sooliman

Having returned to South Africa after a two week long humanitarian mission in the war stricken Gaza Strip, Gift of the Givers (GOTG) founder, Imtiaz Sooliman, has hailed the hard work and effort put in by his 10 man team. The group experienced several issues throughout their journey, including being[…]

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