Media Releases
What was lost was found
We don’t always know the background to why children come into our Joseph Baynes Child and Youth care Centre. This was the case with Carol* who came into our family at Grade 6, having been transferred from another children’s home where she was placed in care at 8 months old. To the best of our…
Read MoreGBV 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…
Read MoreBiting cold brings need for blankets and food
Johannesburg, Friday 12 May 2023 For immediate release This week’s biting cold in the interior of the country will also mark the launch of The Salvation Army’s winter appeal in which blankets and food is provided to the homeless people of our cities and towns and others in need. The Salvation Army will start its annual…
Read MoreSalvation Army helps KZN fire victims
JOHANNESBURG, Wednesday 19 April 2023 For immediate release The Salvation Army has appealed for assistance from the public for victims of a fire in an informal settlement south of Durban. The fire at Dakota informal settlement at Isipingo on Saturday night (15 April) left 450 families homeless, and left nearly one thousand children and adults…
Read MoreSalvation Army brings flood relief
Johannesburg, Friday 10 February 2023 For immediate release The Salvation Army is bringing relief to families in Mpumalanga following severe flooding over the past few days. Several families in the Nkomazi municipality are in difficulty as a result of heavy rains, and about 50 people have so far approached the Salvation Army seeking shelter and…
Read MoreSalvation Army to raise awareness of child sexual abuse in communities
Johannesburg, Sunday 29 May 2022 For immediate release As South Africa’s annual Child Protection Week kicks off today (Sunday 29 May), The Salvation Army has a full line-up of events planned around the country to raise awareness of the sexual abuse of the youngest members of our society. Teams of Salvation Army officers will spend the week…
Read MoreSalvation Army brings help to flood victims
Johannesburg, Thursday 14 April 2022 The Salvation Army in KwaZulu-Natal is hard at work to bring relief to families and communities affected by the devastating floods in the province. According to Divisional Commander Major Brendan Browski, the immediate need is for warm blankets, and corps (churches) are sourcing these as fast as possible to give to the public.…
Read MoreSalvation Army calls for end to violence against foreigners
Johannesburg, Friday 8 April 2022 The Territorial Commander of The Salvation Army in Southern Africa, Commissioner Torben Eliasen has called for an end to violence against foreigners, saying that history has shown that such actions were pointless, brutal and primitive. He was speaking in response to reports of the murder of a Zimbabwean in Diepsloot,…
Read MoreSalvation Army pleads with public to be more vigilant against human trafficking
TUESDAY, 15 JUNE 2021 I For immediate release The Salvation Army has expressed its deep concern at an apparent spike in instances of human trafficking being brought to its attention over the past three months. Captain Juanita Wright, The Salvation Army’s anti-human trafficking coordinator, says the Church is experiencing ongoing calls for help regarding human trafficking.…
Read MoreSalvation Army launches winter outreach – Winter cold brings need for blankets and food
FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021 I For immediate release As winter spreads its freezing tentacles across Southern Africa, The Salvation Army will this weekend launch its winter blanket and food outreach to the homeless of the city. Sunday 23 May at 16h00 will see officers handing out blankets and a plate of hot food from the basement…
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