The Reporter
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…
Read MoreAn 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…
Read MoreWhat 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…
Read MoreThank 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…
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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 Loop Street. As it…
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‘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 –…
Read MoreYou already help in so many ways…
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…
Read MoreA quick visit to some of the other projects supported by your generosity
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…
Read MoreThank you for your role in 140 years of caring
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…
Read MoreMeet some of the real people whose lives have been touched by your kindness
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…
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