Winnings with Purpose

Saving Lives, One Drop at a time

Siphelele’s Story

What happens when you combine 67 minutes of giving, a little heart, and a whole lot of teamwork? You create something unforgettable and that’s exactly what we did this Mandela Day.

 offices came together across three provinces, united by a shared mission: to honour Madiba’s legacy through meaningful acts of kindness. With support from The Star Foundation and a network of inspiring partners, the teams in each office contributed to something truly special — showcasing the power of collective action to spark lasting change.

In Johannesburg, the office was transformed into a buzzing packing hub as the call centre teams swapped headsets for assembly lines in the lead up to Mandela Day. Together, they packed toiletry bags for 

 (Mould, Empower, Serve) — an organisation dedicated to supporting Hillbrow’s most vulnerable. To extend the impact even further, The Star Foundation also donated groceries to support MES in their mission to tackle hunger. On 18 July, the LottoStar team joined on-site to help pack the pantry and personally hand out cooked meals to the homeless. It was a powerful reminder that giving of your time can be one of the most meaningful ways to make a difference.

In Nelspruit, we partnered with the Thabo Nkosi Foundation. Rolling up their sleeves, the team prepared 134 Jars of Hope and packed 67 toiletry packs for girls and 67 for boys — all of which were gifted to the incredible learners at Kamagugu Special School. Each learner also received a beanie in a memorable handover event which was full of big smiles, warm hugs, and moments of joy — a true reminder that teamwork really does make the dream work.

The team in the Cape Town office spent Mandela Day with the 50 orphaned babies and children at 

, as well as bowls and utensils for the children— enough to provide breakfast for the next 67 days to all those who call the centre home. The team brought along reading books, read stories to the little ones, and enjoyed quality time with the children through fun, engaging activities. The day was filled with laughs, full tummies, and many special moments the team won’t soon forget.

Across every location, and across each Lottostar office, this campaign was about so much more than just 67 minutes. It was about showing up with heart. At the Star Foundation, Mandela Day is not just a call to action — it’s a reminder that when we come together, we can transform small acts of kindness into powerful stories of hope.

This year, across three provinces, we kept Madiba’s spirit alive by getting involved, giving back, and touching lives.

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Mandela Day 2025

Play for a purpose — win big and build brighter futures –together with The Star Foundation and Breadline Africa

From 14 July to 2 August 2025, LottoStar and East Coast Radio bring you Fortune Frenzy, where R1 Million in cash is up for grabs every weekday. But this isn’t just about winning — it’s also about making a real difference by giving back.

 in support of their mission to provide clean, hygienic, and environmentally friendly toilet solutions to schools throughout South Africa. Many of these schools still rely on dangerous pit toilets, which pose a significant risk of school children falling in, negative health impacts, and a lack of privacy and dignity, especially for girls. Breadline Africa has played a crucial role in raising awareness of this crisis, advocating for change, and implementing solutions to replace them in schools where the need is greatest.

Together, we’re taking action to replace unsafe and outdated pit toilets in schools in KwaZulu-Natal with safe sanitation facilities. By playing, you’re helping restore dignity, ensure health and safety, and build a better learning environment for the next generation.

Your entry could change your life — and help change the lives of school children in KwaZulu-Natal, too!

How to enter Fortune Frenzy on East Coast Radio:

Register your LottoStar account and place a bet during the competition period.

If East Coast Radio calls and you answer, you’ll instantly win R2,500 in cash.

If you’ve placed a bet on qualifying dates, you stand a chance to win up to R250,000 — four times a day, live on air.

Each time you win, Breadline Africa does, too!

Win 1 of 120 Golden Tickets for the R1 MILLION Grand Prize in the finale.

Each week, 40 lucky players will win a Golden Ticket. The Grand Finale takes place at East Coast Radio’s studios — where unforgettable moments lead to life-changing wins. Enter, register, and bet — Fortune Frenzy is your chance to be a part of something where the wins are bigger for you, for Breadline Africa, and for schools in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Fortune Frenzy 

Chase your fortune and help change lives – together with The Star Foundation and Good Morning Angels.

From 9 to 27 June 2025, LottoStar and Jacaranda FM bring you Fortune Frenzy, where R1 Million in cash is up for grabs, every weekday. Your chance to win could be just one phone call away.

But here’s what truly makes this frenzy special: every entry helps us, The Star Foundation to support Good Morning Angels, Jacaranda FM’s life-changing initiative. For years, GMA has been a beacon of hope, from helping children access life-saving treatments, lifting families out of hardship and funding urgent community needs across South Africa – everything we stand for as The Star Foundation because we believe real change happens when communities come together. Your entry is more than just a chance to win. It’s a chance to bring hope to those who need it most.

Register your LottoStar account and place a bet during the specified dates.

If Jacaranda FM calls and you pick up, you instantly win R2,500 in cash.

If you’ve placed a bet on the qualifying dates, you’ll stand a chance to win up to R250,000 — four times a day, live on air!

You could win 1 of 120 Golden Tickets for the R1 MILLION Grand Prize at the end of the competition.

Each week, 40 lucky players will win a Golden Ticket. The Grand Finale will take place at Jacaranda FM’s studios, bringing unforgettable moments and a life-changing win for one lucky person.

Take your shot – enter, register and bet. Together, we can make a difference.

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Fortune Frenzy Jacaranda 2025

Fighting Hunger, Reducing Food Waste, Changing Lives

Did you know that approximately 20 million South Africans go to bed hungry every night, while 10.3 million tonnes of food go to waste annually?



 is tackling this crisis head on – rescuing perfectly good surplus food and redirecting it to where it’s needed most. Since 2019, they’ve been working to end hunger through food rescue, education, and long-term sustainability.

To help shift this devastating reality, The Star Foundation has committed R3,18 million to support SA Harvest’s mission. This funding will be used to:

Deliver food weekly to over 300+ community-based organizations (CBOs) across South Africa, including TSF partner beneficiaries such as 

Cover critical essential costs such as logistics, warehousing, fuel and distribution to maintain and expand their reach.

Implement digital reporting to track meal distribution, nutritional value and beneficiary reach.

Support long-term food security by easing the burden on CBO’s so they can redirect resources towards education, infrastructure, and community development.

Together, we’re creating a future where no food goes to waste, and - no one is left behind. 

Since launching in 2019, SA Harvest has rescued 21.27 million kilograms of surplus food – enough to provide more than 83.72 million nutritious meals to vulnerable communities in South Africa.

Together, we are changing lives—one rescued meal at a time

SA Harvest

Fighting Hunger 

“What if dignity, not just charity, was the key to breaking the cycle of homelessness?”

Homelessness is one of South Africa’s most pressing social challenges, leaving thousands without access to shelter, basic services, or opportunities for change.

At The Star Foundation, we believe that every individual in our society deserves to live a life full of dignity. We’ve partnered with 

 to support their proven Life Change Journey – a four-phase programme that offers individuals living on the streets a pathway out of homelessness and toward employment and independence4.those who live on the street a pathway out of homelessness and towards employment and independence.

Over the last 25 years, U-turn has crafted an innovative skills-based programme to overcome homelessness, designed by a multidisciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Social workers, homeless support workers, counsellors, trainers and life coaches.

Our partnership focuses on the first two- and most critical – phases of this journey, which U-turn operates out of dedicated” Homeless Service Centres.” As the point of first contact with homeless individuals, these centres offer a safe space where they can begin their journey off the streets.

The Service Centres are sites where basic services are provided to meet the needs of those who need them most. Food, clothing, and hygiene services are available to clients while professional teams of therapeutic specialists offer group and individual counselling designed to build motivation in homeless clients to make the necessary life and behavioural changes needed to enrol further in homeless recovery support.

The Star Foundation is investing nearly R2 million in 2025 to fund the annual operations of two U-Turn Homeless Service Centres in Cape Town: The

. These centres provide safe, supportive spaces where individuals receive trauma counselling, skills training, and structured support to enable, build, and restore dignity among the most vulnerable in our communities.



Together, we’re not just meeting immediate needs – we’re restoring dignity, rebuilding lives, and creating pathways to lasting change. Join us in turning the tide on homelessness, one life at a time.

U-Turn

Breaking the cycle of homelessness

“What started out as a playground has become a lifeline for an entire community.”

Nestled in the heart of Hout Bay, Cape Town, Little Angels is a beacon of hope for the community. Founded by Liezl Mathews in 2011, what began as a simple playground to keep her nephews and nieces safe off the streets has grown into a vital community hub offering a crèche, pre-school, aftercare program, youth support initiative, feeding scheme, and a safe house for women and children.

Despite the incredible impact Little Angels has on the lives of hundreds of families, the organization receives no stable funding or government support. Their limited income from the crèche and other small initiatives is inconsistent, leaving them with a significant budget shortfall. This financial strain has forced them to reduce their capacity across critical programme areas and places them at risk of losing staff, while also preventing necessary maintenance to make the centre warm, safe, and fully functional.

This is where The Star Foundation has stepped in. With the generous support of funds donated by the 1609 Group, we are contributing R200,000 monthly to help little Angels restore their ability to operate at full capacity. In addition, we've helped them become a recognised CBO beneficiary with S.A. Harvest, enabling weekly deliveries of perishable and non-perishable food — a lifeline that directly improves food security in the community.

Our support extends beyond meals, helping ensure that Little Angels has the essential resources to continue serving the community with dignity and care. From educational tools to basic necessities and staff development, we’re committed to strengthening their foundation -with more on this shared in our journey tab.

: “We have a lot of passion, but we need support too! Working with the Star Foundation has given us new hope- hope for things we could previously only dream of. Like an extra bed in the safe house. That means one more woman or child away from abuse. More food for the feeding scheme. That means less children will go hungry this winter. More blankets for the creche. That means less children will have to share during flu season. Stable salaries for the teachers. That means women who have worked for nothing for years can see a doctor when they need to or pay school fees for their own children.”

Little Angels

A Lifeline of Hope

Building a Culture of Wellbeing in Schools

For many young learners, each day is a battle against instability and overwhelming challenges, leaving them in a constant state of fear or stress due to experiences such as loss, neglect, and exposure to abuse, violence, or poverty. The Star Foundation, in partnership with Community Keepers are dedicated to breaking this cycle and providing meaningful mental health support.

In the heart of Bonnievale, there exists a quiet struggle—one that is not seen but deeply felt by the children of seasonal farmworkers. They wake up to hardship, arrive at school with heavy hearts, and return home to an environment where their struggles persist. These learners have no access to mental health care services or resources to assist them in coping with the traumas they are exposed to daily.

When trauma is left unaddressed, it can lead to high-risk behaviours, school dropouts, and an ongoing cycle that is difficult to escape. At The Star Foundation, we believe no child should face these struggles alone. That’s why, in partnership with Community Keepers, we launched a 12-month campaign to support the implementation of psycho-social support services in 11 schools in the Bonnievale region of the Western Cape – reaching 3,377 learners and their caregivers.

s a non-profit organization focused on improving mental health in schools. They provide counselling and life skills programs to create a lasting culture of wellbeing. Through their well-established 

Counselling, Anchoring, Resilience, and Environment of Care

 – learners receive vital on-site support at school. Trained Care Facilitators provide immediate emotional support, while professional Care Practitioners (such as social workers, counsellors and psychologists) offer specialized help for more complex cases.

The Star Foundation is proud to be contributing R500,000, with funding support from the 1609 Group. Helping the implementation of this vital programme in Bonnievale– to ensure that mental health support becomes a consistent, accessible resource in the lives of the learners who need it most. By providing a safe space and the right tools to ensure wellbeing, the partnership will help children process trauma, heal, and start dreaming again.

Together with Community Keepers, we are restoring hope, nurturing resilience, and igniting a movement for lasting change to enable a brighter, healthier future for thousands of young people.

Community Keepers

Mental Health

!  From 12-31 May 2025, you stand a chance to win R1 Million in the grand finale - all while helping raise funds for 

’s May Money Madness competition, The Star Foundation is proud to partner with 

 – an inspiring initiative founded by Stellenbosch medical students in response to the urgent shortage of organ donors in South Africa.

With over 4,000 South Africans currently awaiting life-saving transplants, Save7 is on a mission to raise awareness and simplify the process of becoming an organ donor. Through media outreach, partnerships, and a powerful voice-based “time capsule” registry, they are creating a future where no life is lost due to a lack of donors. It takes just one minute to register and one donor can save up to seven lives.

Currently, Tygerberg Hospital loses up to 100 viable organs each year due to limited preservation infrastructure. To help bridge this gap, Save7 transformed an unused hospital room into the LifePod – a state-of-the-art donor ICU next to the theatre complex. This milestone wouldn’t be possible without the generosity of donors and supporters.

While sufficient funds have been raised to build the first LifePod, the journey is far from over.

Together with LottoStar, we are proud to be part of a movement that turns one minute of action into a lifetime of impact.

Here’s how you can enter LottoStar’s May Money Madness competition with Kfm 94.5:

 by answering an easy LottoStar question.

-When Kfm 94.5 calls and you answer the phone, you’ll instantly win R2,500!

 on the specified dates, you could win up to R250,000, four times a day, for you and Save7!

Anticipate three weeks of pure excitement, heart-racing games and life-changing wins! Every week, there are 40 Golden Tickets up for grabs where 1 lucky player will win an instant R1 Million in the grand finale.

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May Money Madness



Education is the key to unlocking a world of possibilities for the next generation, but for many, access to quality schooling is out of reach. To change that, the Star Foundation is proud to join forces with 

to provide scholarships for 10 gifted scholars from under-served communities to attend prestigious high schools in the Western Cape.

The impact – life changing! These young minds have the potential to do incredible things and with the support of Crew for A Cause, we are thrilled to turn their dreams into reality. By funding their high school journeys from Grade 8 to Matric, The Star Foundation is ensuring that these scholars receive the education they deserve, which in turn, will uplift their families and inspire their communities, proving that a single act of kindness can ripple through generations.

“We are thrilled to partner with The Star Foundation. Together, we have a unique opportunity to make a real and lasting impact on the education landscape. By combining our strengths, we can empower more young minds, create brighter futures, and drive meaningful change where needed most. This is just the beginning of something special!” – Matt Koning – Director and Founder, Crew for A Cause.

Crew for A Cause was founded in 2017 when 15 friends came together as a “Crew” to each contribute a small amount every month to the school fees of a single student.

Since then, the crew has grown to 310 members who collectively support a growing network of over 25 scholars across 10 schools. The Star Foundation’s annual donation will see the number grow to over 35 fully funded scholarships in 2025.

To ensure each scholar can thrive holistically, Crew for A Cause provides guidance, mentorship, and other tools and resources each step of the way. Over the next 5 years, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey to empower 10 future leaders.

Are you interested in getting involved? Your contribution will help ensure that the youth are given the opportunities needed to maximise their potential. Even a small donation will have a huge impact

Campaigns

JHB NLP CPT - Mandela Day 2025

Breadline Africa - Fortune Frenzy

Good Morning Angels - Fortune Frenzy Jacaranda 2025

SA Harvest - Fighting Hunger

U-Turn - Breaking the cycle of homelessness

Little Angels - A Lifeline of Hope

Community Keepers - Mental Health

Save7 - May Money Madness

Crew for a Cause - Investing in Future Leaders

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