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Hot Cares Weekly Roundup: Support for parents of cancer warriors & help for a teacher

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And finally...

from helping families fighting childhood cancer to jump-starting a young teacher’s career — it's been another rewarding week making a meaningful difference with HOT1027 listeners.

Because of the generous donations entrusted to us, we were able to change lives over the past few days... to the tune of R250 000.

HOT1027's Natasha Thorp take a look...

26 Sep 2025 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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