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Elize Scheepers is riding the Cape Town Cycle Tour for a Purpose

CANSA Active is so thankful to our online fundraisers – Elize Scheepers is riding the Cape Town Cycle Tour on the 13 March 2022 for a purpose – to raise funds for CANSA in the fight against cancer and to promote cancer awareness.
Elize has already reached 137% of her online fundraising target towards CANSA Active! Please go and support Elize’s project: https://www.givengain.com/activist/356451/projects/46683/

Posted on 9 Mar 2022

The HALO Team Rides from Gqeberha to Cape Town for CANSA TLC

It’s important for us to be the voice for children living with cancer as they need to be heard. They need our help to get through the cancer journey and treatment. Too many never even get the treatment and support they need. And we can help in our small way by raising awareness and funds towards CANSA’s TLC programme

Posted on 28 Feb 2022

Trevor Salzwedel Runs Modderfontein to Harties Long Run (90km) to Raise Funds for CANSA

I started running fairly recently as I find it stress relieving and it provides me with a sense of calm. I started by running 5km every Saturday morning with my […]

Posted on 9 Jun 2021

Kimberley to Kilimanjaro for CANSA 2021

From 3 to 10 March 2021, three extraordinary ladies, from the small city of Kimberley, will climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) and in honour of cancer patients, especially children, who face their own daily battles with the disease as well as raising awareness of the severity of Gender-Based Violence within South Africa.
Sisters, Dineo Kumalo and Carey Moraldi, along with Dineo’s best friend Karabelo Mojanaga, are the three intrepid ladies who will be taking on Mount Kilimanjaro. The ladies spent most of 2020 researching, saving and training for this adventure, which included five-to-eight-kilometre daily runs, laps in the pool and five-to-seven-hour hikes over weekends.

Posted on 2 Mar 2021

HALO – ‘Helping A Little One’: Port Elizabeth to Cape Town Cycle Tour

The group of cyclists will be cycling over seven days and plan to leave Port Elizabeth on 6 March and arrive in Cape Town on 12 March 2021. The cyclists will be cycling an average of 123km per day, totalling 785km over the seven days. This group of friends want to make a difference in the lives of children with cancer and cycle for a cause.

Posted on 19 Jan 2021

Meet the HALO Team: Port Elizabeth to Cape Town Cycle Tour

A group of cyclists from Johannesburg will be cycling from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town In support of CANSA to raise funds as part of CANSA’s 90th anniversary celebrations in 2021, while creating awareness about children’s cancers.

Posted on 19 Jan 2021

CANSA CEO Leads by Example

Elize Joubert, CANSA’s CEO, took up the challenge and will be taking part in the Sanlam Cape Town Virtual Marathon 2020 as the team captain for the Head Office CANSA […]

Posted on 6 Oct 2020

CANSA’s Head of Advocacy Joins CANSA Staff Crew

CANSA’s Head of Advocacy, Zodwa Sithole will be taking part in the Sanlam Cape Town Virtual Marathon 2020 to raise money for CANSA and lead the CANSA Advocacy Staff Crew. […]

Posted on 6 Oct 2020

Lucy Running for CANSA Care Homes

CANSA’s Head of Marketing, Lucy Balona has registered to run 21km at the Sanlam Cape Town Virtual Marathon and help raise money to keep 11 CANSA Care Homes open. Follow […]

Posted on 6 Oct 2020

CANSA Staff Crew: Sustainability take up the Challenge

Leillani Geduld will head up the CANSA Staff Crew for the Sustainability Department at this year’s Sanlam Cape Town Vitual Marathon 2020. “We encourage you to support us in reaching […]

Posted on 6 Oct 2020