Getting Lia's Groove Back The grand finale of Hot 91.9FM Christmas Wish 2018 took place at Gold Reef City and we couldn’t have asked for a better and more heartwarming way to round it all off.Lia and Noel were childhood sweethearts and have been married...

A Roof Over Gavin and Jacqui's Heads Jacqui Rautenbach nominated her husband, Gavin, for the Hot 91.9FM Christmas Wish. Gavin recently had a stroke and, according to Jacqui, the past month has been really tough for all. Gavin has also been...

A Ride Along for RyanLiz Bow got in touch with Hot 91.9FM Christmas Wish to nominate her son, Ryan. Despite being born mentally handicapped, 41-year-old Ryan is a bright light in his family. They call him ‘News of the World” in the house because he always keeps the...

Robert and Evelyn Cloete Our hearts broke when Bianca Cloete contacted us to nominate her elderly Mom and Dad who were, quite literally, taken for a ride recently. Robert Cloete’s car was making a terrible noise. When he took it to the garage it turned out that he...

Sinead Single mother Nadine contacted us to nominate her incredibly tenacious young daughter, Sinead.The last two years have been particularly difficult for Nadine. She was retrenched and her partner walked out on the family leaving her to cope on her own.Most...

Erika Gets Pampered Nominated by her two sisters, Erica Botha is a teacher and single mother of two beautiful boys aged 15 and 10. On a teacher’s salary, Erica does the best she can but barely manages to make ends meet. Due to her financial situation,...

The Elliman Family Get a break in the Bush Kyra Elliman got in touch with us to make a Christmas Wish come true for her granny. Kyra told us that some of her most cherished childhood memories were those spent in the bush with her grandparents. She also...

Beth Venter Gets a New Garage Door Beth Venter was nominated by her two daughters Laureen and Deidre. The girls say Beth lives alone since their fathers passing a few years ago. As the years have gone by Beth has had to have a knee replacement and a...

Davies Family Gets Assistance Friend Justine Prigmore got in touch to tell us about her friend Carolyn Davies. Last year, Carolyn’s husband Paul was diagnosed with cancer and was given two years to live, but tragically the cancer spread more aggressively than...

Michael Strydom Gets A Helping Hand Brendan Pretorius nominated his mate Michael Strydom and says he is the nicest guy you’ll ever met and after hearing his story, we’d like to agree. A dedicated husband and father of two, has always been tenacious,...

Tasnim Gets Her Christmas Wish Granted Rubena got in touch with Hot 91.9FM Christmas Wish and nominated her cousin, Tasnim Chopdat and her five children. On the 27 October 2018 a fire struck Tasnim’s home. Mercifully nobody was hurt and only parts of the house were...

A New bed For Rachel Debi Rachel Debi was nominated by her daughter, Makaila Padayachee. In 2003 Rachel underwent an operation that left her semi paralysed. According to Makaila, Rachel struggles to sleep and suffers from severe back pain because of the operation...

Aiden Meets His Cricket Hero Little 8-year-old Aiden Nothnagel was bitten in the face by a staffie in January this year. As a result of this traumatic event, Aiden has had to have reconstructive plastic surgery done to close his wounds left by the dog bite. Hit...

Car Seat for Karabo Strictly defined as a group of people that are related to one another, family is so much more than that. Family is that incredible bond created by mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters that provides comfort in a world of uncertainty. It’s a...

Graduation in Cape Town Our first Christmas Wish of 2018 was about celebrating silver linings and sharing the unshakeable resilience we as South Africans have. Mthokozisi Khumalo is one such South African. Derrick Murphy contacted us about his employee...