SPAR Hero of the Week

A Johannesburg teacher has been named as one of the best in the world!

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvDecember 19, 2017January 11, 2018 767 0

Marjorie Brown has been named one of the 50 best teachers in the world. She is currently on a shortlist for the 2018 Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize.   Marjorie…

This amazing South African has just made CNN’s top 10 Hero of 2017 list!

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvDecember 8, 2017December 15, 2017 2,194 7

South Africa’s Mama Rosie has made it to the top 10 for the CNN Hero of the Year awards but South Africa needs to vote to get her to number…

6-year-old helps save three boys from drowning in Plettenberg Bay

by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeDecember 4, 2017December 11, 2017 353 0

Three young boys were saved from drowning when an alert six-year-old boy spotted they were in trouble in the water at a Plettenberg Bay beach on Sunday, the National Sea…

10 Heroes who inspired South Africans to be better in 2017

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvDecember 3, 2017 8,547 0

Good Things Guy teamed up with SPAR to reward a hero in South Africa every week. Since honouring our heroes their stories have continued to inspire the nation.   Good…

A Pretoria couple took their domestic helper and gardener to the sea for the first time

by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeNovember 23, 2017December 1, 2017 1,100 4

A Pretoria couple decided to take their domestic helper and gardener to the sea for the first time to thank them for 11-years of working for the family.   It…

A Joburg petrol attendant helped a woman with Alzheimer’s contact her family and got her home safely

by Tyler Leigh Vivier @tylerleighvNovember 21, 2017November 24, 2017 996 1

Annatjie Moolman went missing from her home, this left her family in panic as she suffers from Alzheimer’s but a petrol attendant found her and helped reunite her with her…

Community step up to throw a little girl a massive birthday party

by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeNovember 16, 2017November 17, 2017 837 0

A broken mom going through an incredibly tough financial time, was about to sit her 5 year old daughter down to explain to her why she wouldn’t be getting anything…

It takes a village: South African Supermom is going viral for breastfeeding her helper’s baby

by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeNovember 3, 2017June 1, 2019 4,617 10

A South African Supermom is going viral on social media after sharing a photo of her breastfeeding her helper’s baby.   Johannesburg, South Africa – Mandi Barensché is a supermom…

Capetonian borehole winners are giving their prizes to awesome causes in need!

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvOctober 26, 2017November 17, 2017 563 0

A company held a competition to give away a borehole to someone in Cape Town. The winner decided to donate it to an animal shelter instead!   Rick Christie of…

Young student inspires the nation with a simple yet powerful act of kindness.

by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeOctober 23, 2017November 17, 2017 1,448 0

Nathi Nzima stopped to help a man in need while everyone else walked by. One person was inspired by his act of kindness and wrote a letter which has since…