Love Cities South Africa is bringing together a team of runners to take part in the Nelson Mandela Marathon in Cape Town on 18 October 2026. Through our Miles That Matter campaign, we aim to raise awareness and funds to support Love Cities’ work in creating positive, lasting change in communities across South Africa. We are calling on our runners, partners, friends, family and supporters to get behind the campaign and help turn every mile into meaningful impact.

Our fundraising target is R250,000.

Funds raised will support three key areas: R100,000 towards providing school shoes to children in need, R100,000 towards the Growth Mode Online Entrepreneurship Programme, which equips aspiring entrepreneurs with skills and opportunities to build sustainable livelihoods, and R50,000 towards the Love Cities Development Fund, supporting ongoing city and town transformation initiatives across South Africa.