Black Coffee's vision for kids with eye issues at foundation dinner

The Black Coffee Foundation dinner auctioned artworks, an 18-carat gold ring and an exclusive Johnnie Walker Blue Label collector's bottle.

- Thami Kwazi

Exclusive items were auctioned for thousands of rands at the dinner held inside the gleaming Daytona Motors dealership in Melrose.

It opened with a moving message from Grammy award-winning DJ Black Coffee, real name Nkosinathi Maphumulo.

He reminded the room that he was once "a simple boy with big dreams who believed anything was possible".

He spoke with quiet honesty about how his own dream had come true. He shared how that journey made him deeply committed to helping children who stand where he once stood.

His reflection instantly grounded the evening, shifting the energy from glamour to purpose.

He then shared a deeply personal mission that has shaped much of the foundation's recent work: supporting children with vision challenges.