Vodacom Foundation Press Releases

Like lots of young boys his age, 12-year old Hubert* of Welkom is crazy about rugby and started playing the game during his first year of school. Until last year, the youngster also suffered from a facial anomaly that meant his ears protruded to such an extent that he was severely teased, leaving him shy and introverted.

10-year old Brenden Cook will join the Springboks in making history today when he runs onfield with the team for their first-ever international rugby match to be played in Soweto.

Staff of Vodashop in the Welkom Square mall today joined members of the public in extending their arms to donate blood in one of the six mobile blood collection clinics that the company has donated to the South African National Blood Service over the past two years.

The South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), one of the leading TB vaccine research organisations in the world, is to expand its capacity to store blood samples from people who take part in its research, thanks to the donation of a new liquid nitrogen tank by Vodacom.

Vodacom and The Smile Foundation will once again team up in early August to provide some 25 children

Vodacom's decision to host their annual Vodacom Foundation Day, in celebration of Mandela Day, probably ranks amongst their wisest moves, as instead of hosting two separate events, the collective spirit of volunteerism gave added impetus to the company's employee volunteer programme.

As one of 2010's chilliest winter spells grips South Africa, Vodacom today handed over the fruits of a 3-month collection drive to The Salvation Army's collection depot in Johannesburg.

Two community projects supported by Vodacom through its Foundation teamed up this morning in Bloemfontein when bikers on the Nelson Mandela Bike Ride helped promote a South African National Blood Service (SANBS) collection drive in the city.

Vodacom staff across South Africa will volunteer their time on 18 July 2010 in a range of community activities in celebration of Mandela Day.

When 8-year old Bavilynne* takes the field with the Springbok rugby team at the beginning of the SA vs Italy match on Saturday 26 June, she will no doubt have one eye firmly fixed on her hero, Schalk Burger.