The shows will be staged on Friday, 17 and Saturday, 18 July at the State Theatre.

Comedians have also dedicated their time by taking their funny to the streets and seeking donations for the adopted home. The comedians will not only share jokes on stage, but most of them will be hitting the streets for 67 minutes throughout the week to physically sell tickets for the shows with random stand-up comedy.

During the comedy special, audiences will be treated to a memorable evening of side splitting comedy from of South Africa’s top and most loved comics. The first show will be for the youth and students, doors open at 19:00 and tickets are priced at R67. The comedians featured on the first show include graduates from the South African Comedy Academy and also the State Theatre Comedy Academy. The main show of the night will feature established comedians in the country and it will be divided into two halves with each half being 67 minutes long, doors opening at 20:30 and tickets will cost between R80 and R100.

“Don’t get us wrong, there is nothing funny about a starving or needy child, but we can definitely use comedy to make a difference in children’s lives through initiatives like these”, said founder Kedibone Mulaudzi.

Mulaudzi says that the event is the best way to end of the Nelson Mandela Day festivities and community development initiatives. He encouraged people to buy their tickets and attend the show in numbers because they will be assisting the charity home that they have adopted. “You will be glad to know that by attending this show, you will indirectly doing your part for 67 minutes. All our proceeds from the show will be donated to LSH in attrageville.”

'Leamogetswe', which means 'you are welcomed', is a registered Child and Youth Care Centre with the Department of Social Development 'a home for children in need'. These include children living with HIV/AIDS and the orphan and vulnerable children. Leamogetswe provides care, accommodation, therapeutic care, medical care, spiritual care and schooling for 50 children. With an array of other services, Leamogetsweit assists children to cope and re-integrate well into the community.

Currently, Leamogetswe has a total number of 85 children. These include 11 children who are placed under 'place of safety'; 65 placed under 'children's home'; seven children from underprivileged families; and two are children who fall under exit programme.

The school was started after a dedicated mother organized a group of concerned residents of Atteridgeville/Saulsville mobilized themselves in 1994 in response to high numbers of homeless youth and children in Pretoria a surrounding areas. A survey of homeless children was done and many of these children were found at the dumping sites, scrap yards, city centre streets and informal Settlements.

Among other things Leamogetswe Safety Home currently needs curtains, linen, pillows, wall mirrors, single beds, wheel barrows, flower pits, gardening gloves, educational books or DVDs in Tshivenda, Xitsonga and SePedi, a TV and a DVD player.

For more information and to make donations, phone Lebo Letswalo on +27 12 772-6755, or email [email protected] or [email protected].