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The SABAT Bursary Fund will assist Kabelo with R60 000 towards the outstanding costs not covered by NSFAS, enabling him to start his medical studies at Wits without financial stress. The Good Morning Angels Fund will assist Kabelo with a further R40 000 to cover living expenses and food during his first year of medical studies at Wits. GMA webpage

Third-year IT student, S'phesihle Thabethe, honours her mum by excelling at university. The SABAT Bursary Fund will assist S'phesihle with R51 000 to cover her tuition fees for her third year of IT studies at IIE Rosebank College. GMA webpage

Orphaned student, Jané Mia Roodt, is studying hard to change the future for herself and her grandmother, who helped raise her. The SABAT Bursary Fund will assist Jané with R54,000 to cover her tuition fees for this year's BCom Accounting studies. GMA webpage

36-year-old mother, wife and sister Vesna Obermeyer supports her family after losing her childhood, but she dreams of a brighter future through education. The SABAT Bursary Fund will assist Vesna with R35 000 to cover her tuition fees for this year of her chosen course in Human Resource Management. GMA webpage

Project Flood Relief has raised R4-million in assistance for communities in flood-ravaged areas of Limpopo and Mpumalanga, which is being distributed by Gift of the Givers. The donations for Jacaranda FM's Breakfast with Martin Bester and Good Morning Angels Project Flood Relief included tonnes of canned and dried food, baby supplies, toiletries, water and dog food, dropped off in Midrand, Mbombela, Polokwane and Tzaneen, as well as over R1-million in cash donations. GMA webpage

Martin Bester checked in with Andru van Zyl, the 18-year-old cycling from Polokwane to Cape Town in aid of children with cancer. After finishing his final matric exams, 18-year-old Andru decided to spend his final school holiday cycling from his hometown of Polokwane in Limpopo to Cape Town on his dad’s 20-year-old bicycle. This journey is all in aid of CHOC, which assists children with cancer and their families. GMA webpage

Martin Bester spoke to two young Good Morning Angels recipients who are taking the world by storm and making the most of the help they received from Good Morning Angels. The Good Morning Angels Fund assisted Octovia with R50,000 towards her accommodation and food needs for her 2026 final-year Hospitality studies at the University of Mpumalanga. GMA webpage

Mevrou kyk terug op die jaar wat was, en al die kere wat dit gevoel het of daar ’n slang was wat reg gelê het om te pik. Dié jaar was egter nie net een van weg hardloop van slange nie, Mevrou het ook ’n paar goeie lesse geleer en voel sy het die slang skubbe nou vervel en is reg vir 2026. Maar om daar te kom, moet Gerda de Sousa en Dianne Broodryk eers ’n paar swaar lasse van hulle skouers af kry, bely oor ’n paar ander goed, en dankie sê vir ’n besluit wat moontlik een van hulle se lewens gered het …. Podcast page on Jacaranda FM's website

While the rest of South Africa spends time with family and friends over Christmas, there are those selfless individuals who spend their time volunteering, putting the needs of others first over the festive period. For the last Good Morning Angels of 2025, we are supporting three of these heroes to help them in their pursuit to make Christmas fun and safe for everyone. GMA webpage

While the rest of South Africa spends time with family and friends over Christmas, there are those selfless individuals who spend their time volunteering, putting the needs of others first over the festive period. For the last Good Morning Angels of 2025, we are supporting three of these heroes to help them in their pursuit to make Christmas fun and safe for everyone. GMA webpage