Swimmer To Take On “Everest Of Cape Swims” To Raise Funds For The Sa Bone Marrow Registry 

by mattroyal | Jul 9, 2025 | Press

A Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR) ambassador, Christine Roos (32) will be braving the gruelling 33 km False Bay crossing, dubbed the “Everest of Cape Swims”, next week to raise funds and awareness for the registry.  The swim, often compared to the world-famous...

Global Stem Cell Experts Convene In Cape Town For Annual Conference

by mattroyal | Jul 9, 2025 | Press

Cape Town welcomes the 14th International Donor Registry Conference (IDRC) from June 25-29 at the Century City Conference Centre, marking the event’s second return to South Africa. This prestigious gathering will bring together global experts in stem cell...

Critical Need For Young Male Donors – SABMR Issues Youth Month Plea Amid Widening Gap 

by mattroyal | Jul 9, 2025 | Press

The South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR) is urgently appealing to young men aged 16–35 to register as stem cell donors, as their critical underrepresentation is costing lives. Despite being the most effective donors – offering better transplant outcomes and...

Emotional Reunion As Sa Leukaemia Survivor Meets His American Stem Cell Donor Half A Decade Later

by mattroyal | Jul 9, 2025 | Press

Twenty-eight year-old Johannesburg resident, Ramabele Tsolo received a devastating leukaemia diagnosis in 2018 and learned a stem cell transplant was his best chance for survival. Lacking a viable donor in his family, the South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR)...

All it takes is for one person to act from their heart

by mattroyal | Jul 4, 2025 | Patient Story

All it takes is for one person to act from their heart, and a wave is rippled across the globe.  It can be felt by all, akin to the pulse of our blood vessels. It helps wake us in the morning. To move. To have faith – not in ourselves, but in the threads that bind us...