Community Answers Adam's Call — Century City Registration Drive

There are moments when a community remembers what it is for. The morning of 1 August 2026 was one of them. At Curro Century City Primary School, neighbours, strangers, parents and passers-by walked in for a cheek swab — the quiet, four-second gesture that could one day save a life.

The drive was hosted in partnership with DKMS Africa, whose registry of stem-cell donors makes matches possible for people diagnosed with blood cancers and blood disorders. Among the many patients hoping for a match is Adam King — six years old, brave-hearted, and living with relapsed Type B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia.

This is not a story about illness. It is a story about hope, and about how ordinary people — teachers, colleagues, cousins, strangers in the queue — chose to make themselves available to someone they had never met. Registering is simple: if you are between 17 and 55 and in good health, a cheek swab is the first step. From that moment on, your name lives quietly in the registry, waiting, ready.

For Adam and his family, every new registration widens the circle of hope. A donor could be a mother in Paarl, a student in Stellenbosch, a colleague at the desk beside yours. None of us know who carries the match — which is exactly why every registration matters.

If you could not join us at Century City, please do not feel that the moment has passed. Adam's journey continues. Keep following it with us, keep sharing his poster, and if you are eligible, consider registering at our next drive. Compassion, like a garden, is tended one small act at a time.