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This World Social Work Day, celebrated today, March 18, SANCA Wedge Gardens pays tribute to its social workers who play…
This World Social Work Day, celebrated today, March 18, Rand Aid pays tribute to its social workers, who play a…
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Hlumela Anderson’s career at Rand Aid has been nothing short of inspiring. Beginning as an administrative clerk at SANCA Wedge…
Debbie Beech’s journey with Rand Aid has been one of dedication, growth and passion. Debbie, who was recently promoted to…
The recreation team at Ron Smith Care Centre hosted a vibrant Chinese New Year celebration on 7 February, immersing residents…
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As the sun sets on January 31 it will mark the end of an era for Helen Petrie, the much-loved…
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The Ron Smith Care Centre’s recreation team hosted a delightful flower-arranging party on January 17, bringing joy and creativity to…
The Stilfontein mine tragedy, where at least 78 people lost their lives, underscores the complexities of illegal mining in South…
The Happy Chatters from Thornhill Manor Retirement Village kicked off the new year with a day full of fun, games…
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With her diverse legal background, including academic and corporate experience, as well as international administrative roles; her empathy for people;…
Since taking the reins as CEO of Rand Aid on August 1, Gert Coetzee has immersed himself in the association,…
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Graskop Gorge Lift Co introduced its innovative new activity – the Cliff Walk – to the media and selected partners…
Each year, in honour of Grandparents Day, a special tradition brings together generations, each with its own stories and wisdom….
Substance use disorder (SUD) can disrupt every aspect of a person’s life, leading to chaos, instability and a loss of…
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Spring was certainly in full bloom at Inyoni Creek’s festival to welcome the new season. Residents, their families, and those…
Friday, September 27, was a day to remember at Inyoni Creek Retirement Village as residents and staff came together for…
Wintery weather but a warm welcome characterised Ron Smith Care Centre’s spring celebration on September 20. “Although spring has officially…
In the not-so-distant past, old age was often associated with frailty, dependence, and a decline in quality of life. “Care…
In celebration of Heritage Day, Thembalami Care Centre and Max Ordman Deaf Association treated residents to a vibrant celebration of…
The Willow therapy room at Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital has been beautifully revamped, thanks to the generosity and…
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Given the prevalence of addiction, employers are increasingly confronted with employees struggling with substance use disorders. This is not surprising,…
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Elphin Lodge residents Roslind (78) and Cecil Shainfeld (86) marked their 60th wedding anniversary on August 30, a milestone that…
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Denial is a cornerstone of addiction, a powerful force that can blind individuals to the destructive consequences of substance use….
SANCA Wedge Gardens, a renowned therapeutic facility, has expanded its holistic approach to recovery by incorporating a vegetable garden into…
A week of friendly competition and camaraderie unfolded at Ron Smith Care Centre (RSCC) as residents and staff participated in…
It is difficult to imagine how many words Matron Paulina Namo has exchanged with colleagues and residents in the more…
The star of Rand Aid Association’s long service awards this year was Paulina Namo, the nursing services manager at Thembalami…
International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31 serves as a poignant reminder of the devastating impact of substance abuse on…
In the spirit of selfless service and honouring the legacy of Nelson Mandela, Elphin Lodge Retirement Village and Ron Smith…
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Phyllis Carrick’s eyes sparkled and her smile flashed at her 100th birthday celebration, held at Thembalami Care Centre in the…
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Years of yoga and ‘being of service to others’ is what Hylda Skutelsky, who turned 100 on May 25, attributes…
A good time was had by all on April 19, when residents of Rand Aid’s Ron Smith Care Centre gathered…
Freedom Day was all about families at Rand Aid’s Thembalami Care Centre and the Max Ordman Deaf Association (MODA). The…
The atmosphere crackles with anticipation every month at Thembalami Care Centre and Max Ordman Deaf Association’s birthday bash. Residents with…
Ellen Quinn’s 101st birthday celebration on April 17 wasn’t just a party – it was a testament to her inspiring…
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Rand Aid’s Ron Smith Care Centre (RSCC) and Elphin Lodge retirement village have launched an exciting project to upskill employees…
Despite celebrating nine decades, Inyoni Creek resident Albert van Heerden still rides his motorbike to his workshop in Sebenza, where…
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Mpumalanga is the place to be this festive season, with yet another first-for-South Africa adventure tourism activity recently launched. Adults…
On October 16, 1923, The Walt Disney Company was started, and John Harwood applied for a patent for his self-winding…
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Not many people have witnessed the transformations that Irene Watson has – after all, she was born just after the…
Employees of a Joburg company caught using dagga on work premises recently underwent what is hoped to be a life-changing…
Two in three people think that dementia is linked to normal ageing when, in fact, it is a chronic neurodegenerative…
The Inyoni Creek monthly birthday tea was recently transformed into a spirited celebration with a rugby twist. The clubhouse buzzed…
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Rand Aid Ron Smith Care Centre (RSCC) resident Marie Roberts celebrated her 101st birthday with family on 27 August. Born…
Loyalty, dedication and commitment… These words sum up what numerous Rand Aid Association employees were honoured for at the non-profit…
Thornhill Manor’s build-up to World Alzheimer’s Day included a food market for residents on 18 August. World Alzheimer’s Day, commemorated…
With World Alzheimer’s Day being celebrated on 21 September, it’s fitting that Rand Aid’s Thembalami Care Centre has just installed…
SANCA Wedge Gardens’ clients have been baking up a storm during their occupational therapy (OT) sessions. “Our clients love to…
With spring just around the corner, Ron Smith Care Centre’s residents and employees celebrated National Women’s Day with a variety…
More members of Thornhill Manor retirement village’s Happy Chatters occupational therapy (OT) group recently got the opportunity to interact and…
Rand Aid’s Thornhill Manor retirement village is planning ahead for International Alzheimer’s Day, which takes place on 21 September. “We…
Ron Smith Care Centre’s second annual Golden Games Special Olympics saw residents and staff enjoy a spectacular week of fun,…
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Allison Cooper writes for Saffa Mag. South African singer and song-writing sensation Roan Ash believes that there is always a…
Allison Cooper writes for Saffa Mag. Mention the words barefoot Olympian athlete and Mary Slaney (née Decker) and you would…
Allison Cooper writes for Saffa Mag. In 51 years, only 830 people have completed Alaska’s Iditarod, known as the ‘last great…
Thembalami Care Centre’s and SANCA Wedge Gardens’ occupational therapy departments joined forces and went all out on Mandela Day to…
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Rand Aid’s Thembalami Care Centre residents recently returned to Willowbrook Montessori Preschool in Buurendal to spend time with the children….
SANCA Wedge Gardens substance use treatment centre’s clients continue to benefit from occupational therapy (OT) as part of their recovery…
The stage is set for the renowned Innibos National Arts Festival, which this year incorporates not-to-be-missed English productions and events….
Winter 2023 promises to sizzle. The Innibos National Arts Festival has shaken off the Covid blues and is back to…
Rand Aid’s Thembalami Care Centre recently bid a very sad farewell to the gogos who were part of its Zamokhule…
A very happy birthday to Inyoni Creek resident Billie Sacks, who celebrated her 99th birthday on 9 June. Billie, Inyoni…
Rand Aid’s Elphin Lodge retirement village and Ron Smith Care Centre (RSCC) residents and staff are calling for donations to…
As tourism is one of the most important economic drivers in Mpumalanga, the annual influx of thousands of visitors to…
World Elder Abuse Day, commemorated on 15 June, provides an opportunity for communities around the world to generate awareness about…
The stage is set for the renowned Innibos National Arts Festival, which this year incorporates not-to-be-missed English productions and events….
Art speaks to both the heart and the mind. Each viewer’s reaction to creative work is deeply subjective and, as…
Elphin Lodge and Ron Smith Care Centre (RSCC) social worker Nadine Radford enjoys her everyday interaction with residents, and listening…
Several local musicians will join internationally acclaimed South African stars – soprano Loveline Madumo, bass Otto Maidi and mezzo Linette…
Allison Cooper writes for Saffa Mag. South Africans are ecstatic that Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini and Nomcebo Zikode brought home…
Allison Cooper writes for Saffa Mag. What greater feeling could there be than being asked by Academy Award-winning costume designer…
Allison Cooper writes for Saffa Mag. Even though she now lives in Austin, Texas, Sarah Rose de Villiers still keeps…
Allison Cooper writes for Saffa Mag. If there’s one thing South Africans need when they make the move to the…
Elphin Lodge retirement village resident Evelyn Anderson celebrated her 100th birthday with family on 4 May. Born in Johannesburg in…
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SANCA Wedge Gardens was out in full force at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University’s wellness event, generating awareness around the…
Your retirement years are just that – yours! If you are retired and looking for something new and exciting to…
Rand Aid’s Ron Smith Care Centre (RSCC) is rewarding its housekeeping employees for going above and beyond the call of…
According to Newton’s third law, for every action (force) in nature, there’s an equal and opposite reaction. This is also…
Rand Aid Ron Smith Care Centre resident Anne Brokensha celebrated her 102nd birthday on 28 January. Anne’s daughter Sue Byrne,…
Allison Cooper writes for Saffa Mag. Once a darling of South African TV, Nadia Bilchik remains a beloved public figure…
Allison Cooper writes for Saffa Mag. A remarkable SA-born pianist who has achieved international acclaim fondly remembers his early years…
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SANCA Wedge Gardens substance use disorder treatment centre commemorated International Overdose Day on 31 August. “Working and being with people…
Rand Aid Ron Smith Care Centre (RSCC) resident Marie Roberts celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends on 27…
Rand Aid’s Ron Smith Care Centre (RSCC) is in need of volunteers who enjoy spending time with older people and…
Hlumela Anderson, an administration clerk at SANCA Wedge Gardens, has her sight firmly set on obtaining her honours degree in…
Rand Aid Tarentaal retirement village resident Mary Louise Hattingh (neé Carratu) celebrated her 100th birthday in style on 24 July,…
Rand Aid’s Thembalami Care Centre and Max Ordman Deaf Association (MODA) residents received snooze scarfs from Prestige Clothing Joburg, a…
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After over a decade of ‘post-retirement’ work for Rand Aid’s Elphin Lodge retirement village, liaison manager Phyllis Phillips has ‘officially’…
Twenty-eight Rand Aid employees attended a three-day Eden Associate Training Workshop from 29 to 31 March, joining other Rand Aid…
Rand Aid’s Tarentaal retirement village has named its clinic after long-time employee Mercia Sekgarametso, following her recent retirement. Mercia was…
In 2017, Rand Aid Association introduced a Community Care Co-ordination Programme to ensure a continuing holistic and comprehensive service to…
Rand Aid Elphin Lodge retirement village resident Pam Warman recently won the village’s R45 000 Joker Jackpot! The Joker’s Jackpot is…
Ron Smith Care Centre (RSCC) bid a fond farewell to Elphin Lodge and RSCC housekeeping supervisor Hilda Mabaso on 28…
Ron Smith Care Centre (RSCC) Cedar Park resident Anne Brokensha celebrated her 101st birthday on 28 January, surrounded by family,…
SANCA Wedge Gardens treatment centre recently held an ‘adaptability’ workshop for its clients, to help them cope with the ever-changing…
The first of the three teddy bears that Rand Aid’s Elphin Lodge retirement village recently donated to Tails and Whiskers,…
Rand Aid’s Elphin Lodge retirement village recently donated three teddy bears to Tails and Whiskers, an Edenvale charity shop that…
Rand Aid Association’s various life right retirement villages enable its residents to embrace independent living and a lifestyle focussed on…
Rand Aid’s Thembalami Care Centre and the Max Ordman Deaf Association (located in Thembalami’s grounds) had reason to celebrate on…
Those considering their retirement living options have likely started researching retirement villages and what they offer, to find one that…
Rand Aid Association (RAA) recently held its annual Long Service Awards to celebrate its loyal and dedicated employees. 40 years’…
Rand Aid Association’s Ron Smith Care Centre (RSCC) residents and employees celebrated Mandela Day this year by writing postcards and…
Boksburg-resident Sean Kelly (37) celebrates three years of being clean from heroin on 12 July. Born in Mbombela (Nelspruit), Sean…
South Africa’s Phase Two of its Covid-19 vaccination programme, targeting people over the age of 60, commenced on 17 May….
Rand Aid Association’s Elphin Lodge retirement village resident Maureen Waddington (100) received her Covid-19 vaccination on 18 May, as part…
SANCA Wedge Gardens Treatment Centre’s part-time occupational therapist Caryn Berman says occupational therapy (OT) has a huge role to play…
Stan, the train man! Stan Steiner’s life has been on track since he was just a little boy, when he…
Len Westoby’s bright blue eyes twinkle as he shares details of his interesting life, the career that gave him wings…
Randburg resident Jean-Pierre Devilliers Anderson (33), fondly known as JP, has been clean and sober for over 18 months, thanks…
Glenhazel resident Caryn Berman joined SANCA Wedge Gardens Treatment Centre as a part-time occupational therapist in February 2021. Berman, who…
Social worker and Edenvale resident Karen Griessel has bid farewell to Wedge Gardens after being part of the therapeutic team…
Written for Vuk’uzenzele Newspaper by Allison Cooper Many people have lost loved ones as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic…
Ketamine is primarily used by medical practitioners and veterinarians as an anaesthetic but is abused by users as an hallucinogenic…
Khat refers to the leaves and shoots of Catha edulis, a flowering evergreen shrub that grows in East Africa and…
CAT, also known as Methcathinone, is a stimulant drug that speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the…
When we think of herbs, we usually associate them with health benefits because they are plant-based and should therefore be…
An exciting new development at Graskop Gorge Lift Co has brought a new element of fun to this iconic Mpumalanga…
Graskop Gorge Lift Co, as the custodian of an ecologically important environment, chose to use an earth-friendly sanitiser instead of…
Rand Aid has revealed its slick side, with a brand-new website offering current and prospective residents and frail care and…
Rand Aid’s Elphin Lodge retirement village has a new cottage sister, Catherine Dube (49), who took over from Sr Helena…
Social worker and dementia expert Debbie Beech explained how emotionally charged the decision is to place a loved one in…
Pretty streams, amazing rocks and killer views are waiting to be explored in the heart of Mpumalanga’s Panorama region. The…
SANCA Wedge Gardens toasted its nursing staff recently for the excellent job they did in caring for their substance abuse…
Bipolar is classified as a mental illness characterised by extreme high and low moods. When people with substance abuse problems…
“I felt her body next to mine; she was cold. I tried to wake her, felt for a pulse, nothing….
At 11 years of age, James Donovan started drinking. At 13, he was smoking weed and when he was barely…
While the coronavirus pandemic will be remembered as a time of great suffering, it will also leave a more positive…
In preparation for World Environment Day celebrated globally on 5 June, Graskop Gorge Lift Company has been hard at word…
Quinton Pretorius, Graskop Gorge Lift Company’s newly appointed general manager, has experience as a chef, in the restaurant business, in…
Addiction expert Adél Grobbelaar is concerned that the unavailability of legal cigarettes and alcohol during the lockdown will worsen the…
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