Saving the Baby Savers: Episode 5: "I'm grateful my birth mother had the courage to give me up"

Loading player...
A young woman who started life at a sanctuary for abandoned babies here in Joburg has come full circle - returning to the country of her birth, and speaking out against government moves to shut down the very organisation that saved her life.

Our social development is trying to revoke Door of Hope's registration - because it has "Baby Savers" installed at churches, pregnancy crisis centres and places of safety to give desperate mothers the last resort option of safe relinquishment.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny has more…
27 Aug 2025 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

Other recent episodes

From 1968 to Gridlock: The Ben Schoeman highway turns 58

Today we’re marking an unlikely birthday — one belonging to a road that millions of South Africans know all too well. The Ben Schoeman Highway officially opened on this day in 1968. HOT1027's Al Prodgers takes a look …
26 Apr 1 min

"Middelpos" : The old skool Karoo town up for auction

Have you ever dreamt of escaping the traffic, the noise and maybe even your WhatsApp groups? Well — now you can go one step further and buy your OWN town. A tiny, time-forgotten Karoo village — called Middelpos — is heading to auction next month, offering deep pockets the chance…
24 Apr 1 min

From Extraterrestrials to Geology: The Truth Behind the "Klerksdorp Spheres"

If you were scouting a setting for a show about prehistoric extraterrestrials , Klerksdorp might not be your first choice. But it’s there — and in nearby Ottosdal — where some of the world’s most intriguing objects have been found : the "Klerksdorp Spheres". HOT1027’s Al Prodgers has more from…
20 Apr 1 min