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HELPING OTHERS: Gift of the Givers donate food and clothing on World Hunger Day to 500 families in Emalahleni. At the handover, from left, are Emalahleni Local Municipality speaker Dumisa Kalolo, Gift of the Givers project manager Ali Sablay, corporate governance and traditional affairs MEC Xolile Nqatha, Emalahleni mayor Nontombizanele Koni and Gift of the Givers EC project manager Corene Conradie Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA

500 families receive food, clothes from Gift of Givers

On Saturday, World Hunger Day, Gift of the Givers provided food aid to 500 families based in Emalahleni Local Municipality. The families also received clothing from Woolworths. Gift of the Givers national project manager Ali Sablay said…

Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, right, founder of Gift of the Givers, said he was deeply grateful to the South African public who have demonstrated love and acceptance for all that the humanitarian aid group has done and continues to do.Image: Michael Pinyanapicture:MICHAEL PINYANA

We don’t need an award‚ we have SA’s love‚ says Gift of the Givers

While the Gift of the Givers team was deeply honoured by the social media call for it to be nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize‚ the love and acceptance from South Africans was the only award of real value the humanitarian aid group…

FIGHTING THE VIRUS: The Gift of The Givers team delivered PPE at the Frontier Hospital last Friday Picture: ZINTLE BOBELO

Frontier Hospital boost from Gift of the Givers

In an effort to flatten the curve of the coronavirus, Gift of The Givers continues to roll out Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) to hospitals around the province and recently stopped at the Frontier Hospital. PPE delivered by…

Imtiaz Sooliman, founder of Gift of the Givers, says he was surprised to learn of the rumour that he had diedImage: Thapelo Morebudi

‘I didn’t know that I had died’: Imtiaz Sooliman

Founder of humanitarian aid group Gift of the Givers Imtiaz Sooliman told TimesLIVE on Tuesday that he was surprised to learn that he had died. Like Mark Twain‚ news of Sooliman’s death was greatly exaggerated as rumours of his demise had…

THANK YOU: Dordrecht Hospital staff recently welcomed gifts provided by Gift of the Givers Picture: SUPPLIED

Gift of the Givers lifeline

Gift of the Givers (GoTG) made a visit to the Dordrecht Hospital last week to donate much-needed supplies to the institution. The organisation, which provides relief to various communities nationwide, assisted the hospital with personal…

Disaster relief organisation brings respite to drought-stricken Komani

With Komani residents still reeling from the effects of an unrelenting drought as rains continue to stay away, disaster relief organisation Gift of the Givers’ efforts have brought much-needed respite to the locals. The Gift of the Givers…

Water disaster

Disaster relief organisation Gift of the Givers came to the rescue on Tuesday as Komani went seven days without water due to extremely low levels at the Waterdown Dam. Local businesses have been hit hard resulting in some shutting their…

Imtiaz Sooliman, founder of Gift of the Givers, says the organisation will deliver fodder to and source water for drought-stricken Eastern Cape towns.Image: Thapelo Morebudi

Gift of the Givers comes to the rescue of drought-stricken Eastern Cape rural towns

“Fodder and water” was the overwhelming plea of commercial and emerging farmers‚ and the community of Adelaide in a meeting held with Gift of the Givers in the town 10 days ago. “The drought has been crippling‚ animals are dying…