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The Tsogo Sun Silverstar Casino donated more than 189 staff hours and over R700,000 in various upliftment projects in celebration of Mandela Day. Its beneficiaries include the Bethany Trust House, which has several homes and centres under its care in Krugersdorp, as well as the Tower of Life, which shelters for men and women, and several others.

Sponsors, donors, and volunteers gave back this past Mandela Day and the days thereafter by doing a wide variety of activities at Afrika Tikkun's Centres of Excellence in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

United Nations Messenger of Peace Charlize Theron recently visited non-profit organisation Dlalanathi in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. Dlalanathi is one of nine Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (CTAOP) programme partners.

Clover has awarded Dorah Semenya of the Shalate Drop-in Centre in Seshego, Limpopo with the 2018 funding for a valued site improvement as well as bread baking training. This forms part of the Clover Mama Afrika Madiba Week, which Clover is running with fleet and mobile asset management solutions company MiX Telematics.

For their 67 minutes for Nelson Mandela International Day on 18 July 2018, Firstassist, First Road Emergency, and Help24 tow truck drivers distributed 3,000 blankets to people in need in Johannesburg.

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Non-profit organisation Qhubeka along with Nederburg and Team Dimension Data recently distributed 175 bicycles to the Charleston Hill Secondary School and the Paarl East Neighbourhood Watch volunteers in Paarl, Western Cape.

LexisNexis and its parent company RELX Group recently commemorated its annual Cares Day. The volunteers who participated consisted of employees who won the 2017 Recognising Those Who Care awards from around the world.

Native VML participated in the recent one-day shutdown of more than two dozen VML offices worldwide on 14 September 2017. During its annual foundation day, Native VML offices support non-profit organisations.

FCB Joburg MD Thabang Skwambane founded Aluwani in 2007 when he cycled unsupported from Johannesburg to Kilimanjaro, and then summited the mountain. Warren Handley and Tom David are former Aluwani interns from SA walking the same distance in reverse to mark the 10th anniversary of that trip. As they walk, they reach out to the rural communities to talk about the importance of early childhood development.

FCB Joburg MD Thabang Skwambane founded Aluwani in 2007 when he cycled unsupported from Johannesburg to Kilimanjaro, and then summited the mountain.

The South African Council for the Architectural Profession, (SACAP) in partnership with the Khora Group, lent a helping hand to Kgothalang Primary School in Benoni this past Mandela Day.

In the spirit of former President Nelson Mandela, Lafarge South Africa supplied the Retshwenyegile Relief Givers in Bodibe with groceries. Lafarge also distributed meal packs to 11 local schools in underprivileged communities in and around Bodibe.

To do their bit for Nelson Mandela Day, members of staff at Diageo SA dedicated their 67 minutes to build houses with Habitat for Humanity in Orange Farm and feeding the less fortunate with Meals on Wheels at the Thabo Mbeki settlement in Johannesburg. Diageo SA staff members use the funds that they collect in their VEO Community Fund, an employee-led charitable initiative that is funded by their personal contributions from their monthly salaries and matched by the company, to assist in similar activities throughout the year....

The sixth annual 5 for Change Charity Fundraiser was held at the Cape Town City Hall on 15 July 2017.