More than 8 000 hand-made blankets were distributed to charity and 35 000 scarves were handed out (35 000 balls of wool at 100g each were used) to achieve this.
Approximately 12 000 meals were handed out thanks to 360 potjiekos makers.
This year’s Rocking the Vaal, hosted by the GTCoC at the Emerald Resort and Casino on March 28 and 29 , will once again see hundreds of students and local residents pitching in to help with the various Guinness World Record attempts.
Rocking the Vaal 2025
This year there will be three record attempts:
* The longest kebab: the current record is 2047.47m, and there will be an attempt for a 3 000m kebab.
Approximately 2 048 community members will help to realise this attempt.
* The largest pot mieliepap: the current record is 1 000kg and they are attempting a 2 000kg pot.
* Breaking bread: the current record is 478 and the attempt will be 1 000.
The local MC’s on the day are:
The well-known Clive Morris from IFM, as well as Louis Fourie from IFM. Louis has been a radio presenter at IFM for 27 years.
Presenters from VCR include Zander Steyn, the voice behind VCR’s #SATop20. Zander is not just a presenter, he is also part of the station’s dynamic sales team.
He is also the driving force behind the #OpenHandsProject which he founded. He has been helping people with this project since 2017.
The other VCR presenter is Isabel Potgieter, host of the popular morning show Another Cuppa Coffee on weekdays from 09:00 to 12:00.