Shamees still has big dreams

Published on

22 July 2026

We heard about Shamees thanks to our friends at Reach for A Dream. Shamees is 16 years old and was unfortunately diagnosed with lupus last year – a life threatening illness. You can imagine she’s been through a lot and still has many dreams to fulfil. We spoke to her mom Shehaam and Shamees.

A big thank you once again to our friends at Reach for A Dream. And a special thank you to First Technology Western Cape for generously helping Shamees get closer to achieving her dreams.

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.