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ZO team calls on the community to join Hang with Madiba charity drive and donate items in commemoration of Mandela Day

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Dice operations manager Bella Marques with some of the donated knitwear

With only two weeks left for the annual Hang out with Madiba charity drive 2026 on Friday, 17 July, everyone is urged to start collecting.

The ZO team is, once again, stringing up washing lines and calling on the community to donate items in commemoration of Mandela Day.

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Dice operations manager Bella Marques and ZO consultant editor Dave Savides encourage the public to donate winter clothing, blankets, toiletries and non-perishable foods for the drive.

Clothes can be hung up on the washing lines with donation boxes for toiletries and non-perishable foods at the drop-off points.

Clubs, schools and businesses are encouraged to erect their own charity lines on the day, collecting these items to then be delivered to the ZO offices.

Alternatively, people can spend their 67 minutes volunteering at the lines – honouring the 67 years Nelson Mandela spent fighting for justice, equality and freedom.

Clothes collected on the day supply the ZO’s charity arm Dice (Do I Care Enough?) outreach programmes and the City of uMhlathuze’s Disaster Management unit, assisting the needy for an entire year.

The ZO has again partnered with the City of uMhlathuze, Rotary Clubs of Empangeni and Richards Bay, as well as Concord Access Solutions on this heartfelt project.

What you need to know

Date: Friday, 17 July
Time: Clothing lines will be up from 7.30am to 12 noon
Drop-off points: ZO offices, 3 Baines Road, Empangeni | The open space between the Civic Centre and East Central Arterial in Richards Bay
Contact: Anyone unable to donate on the day can call Dave Savides on 060 9719249 or Bella Marques on 035 7990500

What you can donate

Dice operations manager Bella Marques shares the NPO’s top needs:

Clothing for both adults and children
Winter warmth: blankets, beanies, scarves
Toiletries: soap, toothpaste, sanitary pads and toilet paper
Non-perishable food items

*The Dice team requests that all clothing be in good condition and clean to avoid time-consuming efforts of mending or washing.

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