A soccer ball, friends to play with and the freedom to run. These everyday moments can mean everything after a life-threatening illness. For Hlelo, re [...]

For Eunice, caring for her granddaughter Owam means being there through hospital visits, finding ways to put food on the table and doing everything sh [...]

“The day I delivered my stillborn baby, I lost my husband in a shack fire.” Take however much time you need to let that sink in... Nokukhanya lost her [...]

“Two weeks.” The doctor’s words hit Marilyn like a blow to the stomach. Her son’s kidneys were functioning at just 2%, and time was running out. Somet [...]

Today is a big day for Ronny (9) and his mother, Mary. They are from Grabouw in the Western Cape and were brought to Tygerberg Hospital today by the h [...]

Thanks to the Surgical Waiting List Project, made possible through the generosity of donors through the Children’s Hospital Trust, little Valencia now [...]

“It was last Thursday night when Taylor suddenly fell ill.” Karin, Taylor’s mom, recounts. “She was very sleepy. She didn’t want to eat anything. She [...]

On Wednesday, the 3rd of September 2025, nine-year-old Lunje was walking home from school with two of his friends, as he does every day. It’s not far. [...]

It is a sunny but chilly Saturday afternoon at the Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town,  a long-awaited moment has finally arrived for the Skolweni family [...]

Cadi stared at the wall in disbelief. Every few months, her grandfather measured her and her sister to see how they had grown. When he was satisfied t [...]

His father says he hasn't decided yet. Some days David wants to be a doctor. Other days, a pilot. At six years old, he keeps his options open. David w [...]

It was a sunny August afternoon, and two-year-old Hunter was fast asleep. His mother, Robyn, had stepped outside to hang washing and paused to talk to [...]

It’s a cold winter morning at Mitchell’s Plain Hospital (MPH). Mogamat is wrapped up tightly in a fluffy blanket. He peeks out shyly when anyone speak [...]

Mia is just 11, yet she has spent more time in hospitals than most will in a lifetime. “She was born jaundiced, and phototherapy didn’t help.” She was [...]

The orthopaedic clinic is about to open at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital. The first patient to arrive is 16-year-old Natalie. She sit [...]

It’s midmorning at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (RCWMCH), and baby Phelo (a nickname) is ready to take a nap. But when his mother, N [...]

At the end of each year, 18-year-olds across the country excitedly leave their school careers behind them and step into their adult lives, filled with [...]

Haaroon just celebrated his sixth birthday in the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital. Over the summer break, his family went to Agulhas for th [...]

It’s early on a Saturday morning at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (RCWMCH). The first rays of sunlight are starting to filter through [...]

It’s early on a Saturday morning at Tygerberg Hospital, but four-year-old Yusrah is prepped and ready for surgery. She’s lying on her back in her hosp [...]

A year ago, Solwethu’s world caved in. She was only 12 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and the fiercest battle of her young life began. “It [...]

“It was a Tuesday night and there was no power, so we made a fire outside to boil water. Lee-Chaan was sitting next to me on a plastic chair. I left h [...]

Asavela sits beside her son Lunati in a hospital room at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, a protective smile on her face as she watches him [...]