Inspiration

September 16, 2025

World TB Day Celebration in North West

Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially serious infectious disease that mainly affects your lungs. The bacteria that cause tuberculosis are spread from one person to another through tiny droplets released into the air via coughs and sneezes.nOnce rare in developed countries, tuberculosis infections began increasing in 1985, partly because of the…
September 16, 2025

Head Quarters Relocating

Our Head have been moved to 247 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parktown North. For any Disaster related queries Contact Lwando Zandile: lzandile@redcross.org.za (081 017 6575), sarcsapp.co.za/LwandoZandile, National Fundraiser Abdullah Vawda avawda@redcross.org.za (060 336 0833), sarcsapp.co.za/AbdullahVawda, Communications and Social Media Mmapadi Kekana: mkekana@redcross.org.za (073 014 8896), sarcsapp.co.za/MmapadiKekana. Please note donation drop offs for Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe…
September 16, 2025

More aid needed for cyclone-hit communities

The South African Red Cross Society is appealing for urgent aid for communities struck by Cyclone Idai. Idai battered Mozambique and parts of Zimbabwe and Malawi – leaving hundreds dead and thousands homeless. Many people are still without food, clothing and shelter. The Red Cross says non-perishable foods, water, blankets,…
September 16, 2025

RUN FOR EDUCATION

South Africa is the most unequal country in the world, according to an2018 report by the World Bank, where more than 30-million people livenbelow the national poverty line of R992 per month.nnThe South African Red Cross Society will participate in the MaritzburgnMarathon on 24 February 2019, where our running team…

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The South African Red Cross Society is a member organization of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), which is the largest volunteer driven organization on earth. The Red Cross Society has 100 million members and a presence in 189 countries.