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Good Morning Angels
Good Morning Angels is Jacaranda FM’s flagship community upliftment and CSI platform: changing lives and giving hope since 2005, every Wednesday morning on Breakfast with Martin Bester. Good Morning Angels is good news, feel-good appointment listening, and an opportunity for listeners, corporates, and advertisers to actively get involved and contribute to causes close to their hearts on a weekly basis. It showcases the power of the human spirit, community, kindness, and the power of radio. Our listeners always step up – they are the angels. Good Morning Angels assists with a variety of needs i...
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New 'legs' for Pieter Botha living without his own legs or sight 17.09.2025 8:52
Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels and Valterra Platinum – Mogalakwena Mine have come together to assist 37-year-old Pieter Botha with R100,000 for his prosthetic leg upgrades and other medical costs. Valterra Platinum – Mogalakwena Mine, host of the annual Bushveld Classic Golf Day, together with business partners, will donate the full R57,000 needed for Pieter's prosthetic leg upgrades. In addit...
Hardworking teen unable to finish matric due to financial hardship 10.09.2025 10:04
Good Morning Angels assisted matriculant Njabulo Muthanti in completing her final year of school after her mom lost her job, leaving Njabulo unable to pay the R41,000 needed to register for her matric finals. The Good Morning Angels Fund will assist Njabulo with a donation of R50,000 to cover the R41,000 needed to register for her final matric exams. The extra funds will help with other expenses d...
Raising funds to assist diabetics in rural Mpumalanga 27.08.2025 9:50
35-year-old diabetic, Eksoda Mazibuko, received some help from Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels during his pursuit to buy and supply glucometers and strips for diabetic community members in need. The Good Morning Angels Fund will support Eksoda's fundraising effort with R50,000 to buy and supply glucometers and strips for diabetic community members in need. GMA webpage
Giving single mom and breadwinner, Lerato, the gift of sight 06.08.2025 10:22
From the LottoStar Fortune Frenzy funds raised for Good Morning Angels, LottoStar will donate the remaining R40,000 needed for Lerato’s eye surgery — and will also contribute an additional R7,000 for any unexpected costs and essentials for her and her daughter. GMA webpage
Helping a young aspiring teacher live free from debilitating endometriosis 06.08.2025 16:37
26-year-old Miss X was diagnosed with an extreme case of endometriosis — 10cm cysts on both ovaries, and extensive growths throughout her pelvis and large bowel. From the LottoStar Fortune Frenzy funds raised for Good Morning Angels, LottoStar will donate the R100,000 needed to enable the medical team to assist Miss X as a matter of urgency. Dr. Abri de Bruin will also be doing the surgery for fre...
A liver operation for eight-year-old Zelné, daughter of single mom Annetjie 06.08.2025 8:44
Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels kicked off Women's Month 2025 with the help of our friends at LottoStar. From the LottoStar Fortune Frenzy funds raised for Good Morning Angels, LottoStar will donate the outstanding R80,000 needed for Zelné's upcoming surgery — enabling her to live without pain. GMA webpage
Special care and a brand-new wheelchair for a special young boy 23.07.2025 7:50
15-year-old Wian le Roux cannot cannot talk, stand, or walk. Thanks to Good Morning Angels and Valterra Platinum's Bushveld Classic Golf Day, he will receive much-needed help as well as a new wheelchair. The annual Bushveld Classic Golf Day, hosted by Valterra Platinum, raises funds to improve the lives of people in need. This year, they have generously offered to assist Michelle by sponsoring the...
Young Secunda girl slowly losing her eyesight 09.07.2025 5:08
Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels has assisted the Cornelissen family with R50,000 toward 10-year-old Luané Cornelissen’s treatment and the visual aids she needs to help her see and continue learning as she adapts to life with deteriorating vision. GMA webpage
Assisting a young girl in her battle with severe scoliosis 02.07.2025 9:49
Good Morning Angels teamed up with Operation Healing Hand and LottoStar to assist 14-year-old Jinnelee Jansen van Vuuren with a much-needed surgery for severe scoliosis. GMA webpage
Young man left helpless after shocking diagnosis 25.06.2025 12:40
The Johannesburg Surgical Hospital and its partners have come together to assist Phyffer with his life-changing hip replacement. The entire team will cover all medical costs on Phyffer's behalf, allowing him to heal and live a life free of pain. GMA webpage
Assisting the NSPCA to fight for the rights of animals in SA 18.06.2025 16:09
Good Morning Angels donated R100,000 to the NSPCA to help them carry out their vital mandate to watch over and fight for the rights of animals in South Africa. GMA webpage
Making dreams come true for kids fighting for their lives 28.05.2025 10:57
Let's do it for the dreamers! Support Slipper Day 2025 and make a dream come true for a child fighting a life-threatening illness. The Good Morning Angels Fund will donate R50,000 to Reach for a Dream to help make the dreams of more children a reality. GMA webpage
Keeping animals at RandWest SPCA safe and warm this winter 21.05.2025 10:10
Good Morning Angels, together with Martin Bester and Round Table's Warm Fees, assisted the SPCA Randfontein and Westonaria to keep their animals safe and warm this winter. The Good Morning Angels Fund will assist SPCA Randfontein and Westonaria with the R45,000 needed to install their much-needed security system, ensuring the safety of their staff, animals, and facilities. We will also contribute...
Multiple strokes leave 10-year-old boy severely disabled 14.05.2025 15:02
Good Morning Angels assisted 10-year-old Eben and his family after he suffered multiple strokes, just like his mom, who tragically passed away from strokes two years ago. GMA webpage
Bringing warmth to communities who need it most 07.05.2025 11:26
Warm Fees is back, and Martin Bester, Round Table, and Good Morning Angels are kicking it off by assisting the Greater Love Foundation! Round Table will support the hunger relief efforts of Pastors Jeffery & Cookie with a donation of R25,000. Round Table will also donate at least 100 blankets collected during this year’s Warmfees concerts with Martin Bester to the Greater Love Foundation to distri...
Sisters unite across oceans as one battles cancer 23.04.2025 12:22
From Perth to Polokwane: Despite being on two separate continents, Eloise Erasmus has been supporting her sister in her fight against cancer, and now, Good Morning Angels has stepped in to help Cynthia Erasmus access the treatment she needs. The Good Morning Angels Fund will assist Cynthia with R26,000 to cover the three chemotherapy sessions needed to shrink her tumour. We will also top that up t...
Dad of two shot after intruders responded to his online ad 16.04.2025 12:28
Good Morning Angels assisted Desmond Sibiya in fighting back after he was shot by intruders who responded to an ad he posted online. The Good Morning Angels listener fund will assist Desmond with R100,000 towards his life-saving medical treatment after being shot in the stomach by intruders. Our friends at Ecomed Medical were listening, and they will donate the remaining R70,000 needed for Desmond...
Young woman will "see" again with help of AI smart glasses 09.04.2025 16:45
Good Morning Angels assisted Philadelphia Mkhondwane from Soweto to be part of life again by helping her acquire amazing AI smart glasses. The Good Morning Angels Fund will assist Philadelphia in acquiring her amazing AI smart glasses and cover some household expenses to make her and her family's lives a little easier with a donation of R50,000! GMA webpage
Young man gets the chance put on his graduation cap 02.04.2025 5:32
Kamogelo Nkosi has put in the hard work to finish his teaching degree, but now he needs some angel help for the last hurdle before graduation. The Good Morning Angels Fund will pay off Kamogelo's outstanding class fees of R40,500.00. We will also assist Kamogelo with funding towards his graduation clothing and robe, as well as transport and accommodation for him and his sister, who helped raise hi...
Assistance for young boy who lost arm in crocodile attack 26.03.2025 21:32
Seven-year-old Johandré Blom survived a crocodile attack, and now he needs help from the Angels to heal. Thanks to all our donors putting up their hands on Wednesday morning, Good Morning Angels managed to raise more than R300,000 for young Johandré. GMA webpage
Helping a family after losing a mom and son in a car crash 19.03.2025 14:35
Late afternoon on Monday, 10 March, the Van Aswegen family was on their way home after the children’s school activities. A car in the oncoming lane lost control and crashed head-on into the Van Aswegen family's vehicle. Little Karlu died on impact, and their mother, Karin, succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday evening. Power Build recently hosted its annual Golf Day, where funds were raised to supp...
Assisting the vets who help their community pets for free 12.03.2025 12:13
"Every animal deserves a life free from suffering." That's the motivation behind WanderVet, a registered NPO that exists purely to assist struggling communities in better caring for the pets they love so much. Good Morning Angels assisted WanderVet with the funds to sterilise 100 animals—that's a donation of R50,000! GMA webpage
Angel-help for Prinshof School's blind and visually impaired 05.03.2025 26:22
Good Morning Angels and SPAR came together to assist Prinshof School's blind and visually impaired hostel children. As part of their Spartoria drive, Spar Pretoria is supporting Prinshof School’s "Dinner in the Dark" fundraising effort with a donation of R50,000, covering the cost of eight additional tables! The Good Morning Angels Fund will match Spar’s donation with an additional R50,000, securi...
Little Okhe to finally receive life-saving heart surgery 26.02.2025 12:06
Good Morning Angels and The DisChem Foundation helped make little Okhe’s heart surgery a reality! The DisChem Foundation will donate the full R200,000 still needed to make little Okhe's heart surgery a reality! The DisChem Foundation is funded by all DisChem shoppers who swipe their loyalty cards … so, if you have swiped your DisChem loyalty card, you are an Angel to little Okhe. The Good Morning...
Assisting a family after their Standerton home burnt down 19.02.2025 10:42
The Angels came together to assist Renske Erlank and her family after their family home in Standerton burnt down. Naked Insurance donated R50,000 to the Erlank family to help them recover after their devastating house fire—part of The Naked Difference. This programme ensures that in years when claims are lower than expected, Naked Insurance donates leftover premiums to good causes instead of takin...
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