Birthdays at HOKISA are very special occasions…
I started running last year because I had no access to a pool to swim while I was travelling. By Christmas last year I was hooked and running 5km every second day…

A sign at the entrance of Masiphumelele, attempting to keep the PEACE!
You can feel it - it is not here yet, but in the making: A frightening new round of Xenophobia in the townships of South Africa. Scheduled for after the beautiful game, just when all tourists have left happily, still full of positive emotions about the kindness of this rainbow nation…
HOKISA has been treated to a wonderful outing at the German School in Cape Town…
We had a lovely Easter and celebrated with an Easter Egg Hunt at the Noordhoek Common…
Simphiwe Dana, with her earthy voice that really gets under one’s skin, is one of the greatest success stories in South African music…
Last year, on the 24th May 2009 Heather Howells ran the 56mile/89km Comrades Marathon from Pietermaritzburg to Durban in South Africa…
Music has always been one of our important activities at Hokisa, especially during holidays…
The morning started off with much excitement and with the children thrilled to be going on board Frigate Brandenburg…
The year started on a high note with the visit, in February, of a cricket team from Malvern College, UK…
The world is counting down for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and so are we at HOKISA…
We are honoured and excited that Gys De Villiers has chosen to support HOKISA.
The Santa Carolina version of South Africa’s Survivor series is all about celebrity and charity…
Kerstin, a member of our German support group, visited us in November and December last year and we had a great time with her…
Els, a member of our Dutch support group, visited us from Amsterdam in October/November. It was wonderful for me to meet Els and for the children to catch up with her…
HOKISA turned seven on World Aids Day 2009 and along with this we celebrated one of our children’s 7th birthday…
As incoming directors, the task of trying to fill the huge shoes of Karin and Lutz is both challenging and exciting…