Ladles of Love - built from a small Cape Town soup kitchen to changing lives across South Africa

Ladles of Love – built from a small Cape Town soup kitchen to changing lives across South Africa

Published on

1 July 2026

If you’re looking for a meaningful way to spend your 67 minutes this Mandela Day why not join us on Friday 17 July at DHL Stadium? Ladles of Love Danny Diliberto joined us to tell us more about his organisation and the event later this month.

Ladles of Love are bringing thousands of South Africans together at DHL Stadium to support 20,000 preschool children through hands-on activities that make a real impact.

Become a Hands-On Hero This Mandela Day and help nurture our future leaders. All the information you need can be found here.

Phil de Lange

Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.