Hot Care's Christmas : A Lift To School For Orange Farm's Little Soccer Star

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A young Orange Farm boy who walks about 14 kilometers back from school every day will be able to catch a lift home next year , thanks to the kindness of Hot1027 listeners.

Little Vealick lives with his single mom and one year old sister in the southern Joburg community.

Money is too tight for scholar transport, but that’s where Hot Care’s Christmas comes in.

Hot1027’s Tara Penny has more …
5 Dec 2022 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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