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Annual Report 2023
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Thank you for standing with us in Ladysmith
Amidst the joy and warmth of the Christmas celebrations for many families, others found themselves grappling with profound grief and unimaginable loss. Again, KZN was the scene of floods. And your partnership helped us step in to offer assistance alongside the rescue teams to provide support to those who were affected. Amongst these was a… Continue Reading
The wonder of giving
It’s said that giving makes us happier people. We hope that you experience this to be true each time you give to help others through our services. Part of the wonder of giving is that it’s universal whether it’s part of your practice in a faith, stems from your humanitarian concern, or is a personal… Continue Reading
An icon of health and healing
The original of what is now The Booth Memorial Hospital in Cape Town opened its doors on Monday 28 May 1917. During its time as a maternity unit, 27 000 babies were born there. Then for a number of years, the hospital was a long-term frail age facility. And it was finally re-opened as a… Continue Reading
What is a legacy?
In everyday terms, a legacy or a bequest is a gift of money or another item of some worth left to a beneficiary in one’s Will. But a real legacy is much more than that. A real legacy is what can also be called an ethical or spiritual legacy. It’s the way in which you… Continue Reading
Thank you for the joy that you gave at Christmas
“I’m not forgotten.” These were the words of Joseph, as he received the Christmas meal and small gift, provided by donations like yours. They were Joseph’s words, but the sentiment was there in every heart as homeless men, women and children gathered at our Salvation Army Churches and centres across the country. Gratitude for being… Continue Reading
GBV perpetrators urged to get help
JOHANNESBURG, Thursday 23 November 2023 For immediate release The Salvation Army has added its support to a multi-faith campaign to bring an end to gender-basedviolence (GBV). The Salvation Army’s leader in Southern Africa, Commissioner Torben Eliasen, says: “I personallychallenge every leader of every faith community in South Africa, including my own, to spend the 16days… Continue Reading
Christmas will just be another day
Children and the wonder and joy of Christmas are linked in most of our minds and associations. And also in our experience, since each one of us was once a child. If there’s a child in your life who will wake up on Christmas morning with a joyful heart, that child is blessed. The sadness… Continue Reading
The South African Timeline 24 February 1883 – ‘The Army of Three’ arrived in Cape Town on the Warwick Castle, to lay the foundations of work in South Africa. They were young Majors Francis and Rose Simmonds, and Lieutenant Alice Teager. 4 March 1883 – The first meeting is held in the Drill Hall in… Continue Reading
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