Good Morning Angels is Jacaranda FM’s multi-award-winning community giveback and upliftment initiative, changing lives one Wednesday at a time on Breakfast with Martin Bester. What started as a simple moment of kindness on a morning radio show in 2005 has, over the course of two decades, grown into a powerful expression of the resilience of the human spirit to overcome, a beacon of hope in times of despair, and the inspiration for a legion of Angels who give because they care.
Over the next 20 weeks, Good Morning Angels, The Legacy will tell the stories of some of those who have benefited from the kindness of strangers over the past two decades. They will share how that moment of light impacted their lives in the most beautiful and sometimes unexpected – but always inspiring – ways. It’s the real story after the story, a celebration of 20 years of changed lives told by those who are living it.
To get in touch, email: angels@jacarandafm.com.
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Good Morning Angels is Jacaranda FM’s multi-award-winning community giveback and upliftment initiative, changing lives one Wednesday at a time on Breakfast with Martin Bester. What started as a simple moment of kindness on a morning radio show in 2005 has, over the course of two decades, grown into a powerful expression of the resilience of the human spirit to overcome, a beacon of hope in times of despair, and the inspiration for a legion of Angels who give because they care.
Over the next 20 weeks, Good Morning Angels, The Legacy will tell the stories of some of those who have benefited from the kindness of strangers over the past two decades. They will share how that moment of light impacted their lives in the most beautiful and sometimes unexpected – but always inspiring – ways. It’s the real story after the story, a celebration of 20 years of changed lives told by those who are living it.
To get in touch, email: angels@jacarandafm.com.
In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, Helen Smit remembers how bravely her little Tristan conquered a battle that no two-year-old should have to fight. She also recalls, with a lifetime of gratitude, how family, friends and strangers became the Angels who gave him this fighting chance.
In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, Bennie reflects on the "Angels" who helped him along the way, enabling him to conquer the world. We also hear from some of his teammates, who look up to him as both a leader and a friend.
In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, Daphny Mhuntane shares how this project and the support of Good Morning Angels have positively transformed the lives of the villagers.
She also discusses how she and the other Donkey Care Workers approach their vital mission as "Angels" to both the donkeys and their owners.
In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, Aurelia Jansen van Vuuren recalls some of the highs and lows of her son's recovery journey and the many Angels they've encountered along the way. She also shares why Kevin is, in her eyes, the biggest Angel of them all.
In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, the very first Operation Healing Hands patient, Miriam Ramasimong, shares how surgery changed her life.
In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, Elize Barnard recalls that dark time in her life and shares how the help of Angels gave her strength and motivation to never give up.
In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, principal Lunga Ncube recalls that moment when the Angels first assisted her in fulfilling her promise and future dream for her children.
In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, we visit JJ and Jua-Rike Botha after Jacaranda FM assisted their little miracle baby, Aylah, who was born with two holes in her heart.
In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, Tarri Parfitt, CEO of the Smile Foundation, recalls how the Angels came together in a single morning to change the lives of 82 children for good, for a lifetime.
Inspired by the medical and nursing staff who saved her brother's life after he was shot, Violet Mbongwe decided to pursue her dream of becoming a nurse. In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, we follow up with Mbongwe after Good Morning Angels helped make her dream a reality.
We met Anita and her baby, Theunsie, in December 2022. He weighed just 1.8 kg when a social worker handed the tiny bundle to Anita, a nurse and foster mom to two other children.
After three months, Theunsie experienced withdrawal—his mother and father were heroin addicts. Then, one day, he stopped breathing.
In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, Anita recalls those challenging first months of Theunsie’s life, and how Angels helped her care for her sickly baby boy—helping him heal into a happy, healthy toddler.
In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, Alfred Rananga shares how a brutal dog attack deepened his resolve to be an angel to animals in need, even to Barnabas the Rottweiler, who almost killed him.
Mam' Khanyi has rescued over 17,000 girls since founding Home of Hope in 2000.In this episode of Good Morning Angels: The Legacy, she shares how it all began – and how love, dignity, and hope changed everything.
At almost two years old, Melti Grobler beat cancer for the first time, and at just five years old, he had to endure that battle once again. We take a look at the healthy teenager he has become, years after Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels assisted him and his family.
Good Morning Angels is Jacaranda FM’s multi-award-winning community giveback and upliftment initiative, changing lives one Wednesday at a time on Breakfast with Martin Bester. What started as a simple moment of kindness on a morning radio show in 2005 has, over the course of two decades, grown into a powerful expression of the resilience of the human spirit to overcome, a beacon of hope in times of despair, and the inspiration for a legion of Angels who give because they care.
Over the next 20 weeks, Good Morning Angels, The Legacy will tell the stories of some of those who have benefited from the kindness of strangers over the past two decades. They will share how that moment of light impacted their lives in the most beautiful and sometimes unexpected – but always inspiring – ways. It’s the real story after the story, a celebration of 20 years of changed lives told by those who are living it.
To get in touch, email: angels@jacarandafm.com.
In 2019, Sharlene Coopoosammy was hit by a bus in Pretoria, leaving her bedridden for over two years with untreated fractures. With no medical aid and long hospital delays, her dream of walking and working again to support her mother seemed out of reach. This is her story.
Just when they thought they would give up on their dream of having a child, Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels stepped in to assist Barry and Jo-Anne Liebenberg with their final IVF treatment, which resulted in not one, but three babies! This is their story.
On 16 July 2025 we kicked off a celebration of 20 years of Changing Lives for Good: Changing Lives Since 2005. Good Morning Angels' 20 years celebration kicks off with Lordwick Kgatle, who went from a recycler to a centre manager all thanks to Good Morning Angels.
Get ready for your weekly inspiration! Jacaranda FM’s award-winning Good Morning Angels is turning 20 and to celebrate, we invite you to listen to 20 of the most inspiring stories told by some of the people whose lives were changed for good since 2005.
Good Morning Angels is Jacaranda FM’s multi-award-winning community giveback and upliftment initiative, changing lives one Wednesday at a time on Breakfast with Martin Bester. What started as a simple moment of kindness on a morning radio show in 2005 has, over the course of two decades, grown into a powerful expression of the resilience of the human spirit to overcome, a beacon of hope in times of despair, and the inspiration for a legion of Angels who give because they care.
Over the next 20 weeks, Good Morning Angels, The Legacy will tell the stories of some of those who have benefited from the kindness of strangers over the past two decades. They will share how that moment of light impacted their lives in the most beautiful and sometimes unexpected – but always inspiring – ways. It’s the real story after the story, a celebration of 20 years of changed lives told by those who are living it.
To get in touch, email: angels@jacarandafm.com.
