MJ is getting a mobility boost thanks to HOT1027 listeners

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A young boy who survived a devastating bout of meningitis is getting much-needed support — thanks to HOT1027 listeners and our friends at Silverstar Pays It Forward.

MJ contracted pneumococcal meningitis at the end of 2023 and spent three months in hospital, before being discharged with secondary complications.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny reports...
21 Jan English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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