Posts by Sibusiso Khoza

‘While women weep, as they do now,I’ll fightWhile little children go hungry, as they do now,I’ll fightWhile men go to prison, in and out, as they do now,I’ll fightWhile there is a drunkard left,While there is a poor lost girl upon the streets,While there remains one dark soul without the light of God,I’ll fight –…

And every single way is appreciated more than you can know. But there’s also a way of helping which costs you nothing now.  This way is a promise to the future, which can be changed at any time – by including The Salvation Army as a beneficiary in your Will. First and foremost, your Will…

Bonteheuwel Nursery School In the heart of the Cape Flats, Major Marlene Butler, and principal, Mavis Lee run a tight but tender ship. Children from the community aged 18 months up to Grade R (six years old) start arriving from 6.45am Monday to Friday.  There are five classes catering for 98 children. Life is difficult…

Going back to the very beginning, it was in 1865 in the east end of London UK, that William Booth a fiery Methodist minister, made a decision. He could no longer preach the Christian Gospel to people who were suffering without also addressing their suffering. He abandoned the comfort of his pulpit to take his…

Childcare Nancy came to our Joseph Baynes Home for Children in Pietermaritzburg when she was just six years old.  Nurtured and cared for into adulthood, Nancy is now Captain Nancy Ndlovu, married to a Salvation Army Officer, and caring for others. This is how your gifts work, often taking people’s lives full circle. Noeleen’s* horror…

Feeding in Braamfontein. In the icy winter wind, three women sit on a concrete bench, each warming their hands around a cup of hot soup.  Pretty, Nosiphiwe, Porcha and Ntombi all tell the same sad story of being homeless and sleeping under bridges, in doorways and on park benches.  Even with experience none of them…

2023 Is a landmark year in which, thanks to the compassionate generosity of valued supporters and friends like you, The Salvation Army celebrates 140 years of serving the people of Southern Africa. We are deeply and sincerely grateful for your partnership and your constancy in making real differences in the lives of our fellow citizens…