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Podcast: The Herald
Episode: Imtiaz Sooliman shares on Gift of the Givers support at George disaster site
Description: When the call first came from Garden Route municipal and disaster management officials for assistance after the collapse of a multistorey building under construction in George, Gift of the Givers founder Imtiaz Sooliman “did not take it so seriously”.
Nevertheless, the organisation’s Knysna representative, Mario Ferreira, was on the scene within two hours.“
He just said it’s bad and we need support, so we dispatched teams — a support team, not search and rescue teams, not medical teams, just ordinary teams to support in terms of finding the people, helping the victims,” Sooliman said.
“We didn...