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Agtste Straat in Springs aan die Oos-Rand het in 2017 soos baie ander besige strate regoor Suid-Afrika gelyk - met 'n prokureursfirma, 'n skoonmaakbesigheid, snoepies en ook 'n mans haarkapper af in die straat.

Agter die helder verf op die haarkapper se muur het 'n donker boosheid egter geskuil, wat in 2017 aan die lig gekom het.

Die soektog na 'n vermiste jong meisie en 'n polisieklopjag sou die waarheid oor 'n gruwelike menshandel netwerk oopvlek. Webpage · Find more from JacPod

Within just three weeks, the unsafe and undignified pit toilets at two Mpumalanga schools will be replaced with proper flush toilets and handwashing stations, thanks to Breadline Africa, LottoStar and Good Morning Angels.

On Wednesday 22 April, on Good Morning Angels, we gave two school principals in Mpumalanga the amazing news that the unsafe, unsanitary and inadequate pit toilets at their schools will be demolished and replaced with proper flush toilets, urinals and handwashing stations.

This is thanks to Breadline Africa, who will be carrying out the construction work, and LottoStar, who are funding the work at Sijabulile Primary School in Mbombela and Ian MacKenzie Secondary School in Bushbuckridge.

We caught up with Brian Lewis from Breadline Africa, who will be managing this R1,62 million project. He confirmed and set the target: "We will finish the project – at both schools – in 3 weeks!" GMA webpage

From the funds raised for Good Morning Angels through last year’s Santa’s Stash competition, LottoStar will sponsor the R830 000 needed for Breadline Africa to build brand-new toilet facilities at Ian Mackenzie Secondary School. This also includes maintenance for five years. GMA webpage

From the funds raised for Good Morning Angels through last year’s Santa’s Stash competition, LottoStar will sponsor the R790 000 needed for Breadline Africa to build brand-new toilet facilities for Sijabulile Primary School. This includes maintenance for five years. GMA webpage

Pick ‘n Pay is a main sponsor of this year’s Kids and Baby Expo. They got some of the sponsors together to help Elzani McCormick and her family. GMA webpage

André Klynsmith se hunkering na ’n droom aftrede saam met sy vrou het in sy tragiese moord geëindig, met ’n verstommende kinkel oor die ware moordenaar. Hy het in 2016 afgetree met al sy planne in plek. André het uiteindelik weer liefde gevind en daarna uitgesien om sy aftrede met sy nuwe vrou te deel, saam met haar te reis en rondtes gholf met vriende te geniet. Wat André egter nie geweet het nie, was dat sy hunkering na ’n sorgvrye en liefdevolle aftrede teen hom gebruik sou word en hom sy lewe sou kos. Webpage · Find more from JacPod

Just eight days after giving birth to a baby girl, 29-year-old Elzani McCormick suffered a postpartum stroke that caused bleeding on her brain.

The Good Morning Angels Fund will assist the McCormick family in covering Elzani’s monthly medical and rehabilitation expenses for three months, totalling R100 000. GMA webpage

Suid-Afrika het in 1994 geleef onder ’n reënboog van vreugde met die aanvang van demokrasie en die gevoel van vryheid. In die Mitchells Plein gebied van die Wes-Kaap was ouers egter vasgekeer in angs nadat die liggame van jong seuns gekry is – almal op diesefde gru wyse vermoor. Inwoners was verder geskok oor die identiteit van die man wat as die Station Strangler aangekla sou word.

Maar was hierdie die ware oortreder? Webpage · Find more from JacPod

What does it really take to handle life when things don’t go to plan?

In this episode of When Shift Happens, host Saray Khumalo sits down with South African adventurer and speaker Sibusiso Vilane to explore what happens beyond the big moments, when the pressure builds, expectations shift, and the outcome is uncertain.

From his early life in rural South Africa to summiting Mount Everest, Sibusiso’s journey is often told through milestones. But this conversation focuses on something deeper: how he has learned to navigate setbacks, manage pressure, and carry himself with humility through both success and failure.

They unpack the mindset required to keep going when things fall apart, how to rebuild confidence, and why grace under pressure is often the real measure of growth.

This is a conversation about resilience, perspective, and the quiet discipline it takes to keep moving forward.

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Sibusiso Vilane is a South African adventurer, motivational speaker and author of To the Top From Nowhere. He made history as the first Black African to summit Mount Everest in 2003, and again in 2005 via the more challenging North Ridge route.

He has since completed the Seven Summits and reached both the North and South Poles, becoming the first African to achieve the Explorers Grand Slam.

Raised in a rural village, Sibusiso’s journey from humble beginnings to global recognition continues to inspire audiences worldwide. Through his work as a speaker and mentor, he shares lessons on perseverance, purpose, and the importance of staying grounded, especially in the face of adversity. Saray's website

Die BHI Trust het in 2023 soos ’n huis van kaarte inmekaar getuimel en ’n Ponzi-skema aan die lig gebring waarin meeste van die beleggers alles verloor het. Craig Warriner is eens beskou as ’n gerespekteerde en betroubare belegger wat vir jare lank die geld van miljoenêrs, sowel as gewone Suid-Afrikaners, belê en help groei het. Dit het alles verander een oggend in Oktober 2023 toe die beleggingsballon gebars en die slenter aan die lig gekom het. Derduisende mense se maandelikse dividende het deel geblyk te wees van dié reuse misdaad en hulle lewens en toekoms is vir ewig deur die BHI Trust geraak. Webpage · Find more from JacPod