Inspiring

Bin to Beauty: From Down and Out to Blossoming Business

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyOctober 11, 2024October 14, 2024 5,048 0

Sometimes giving something ‘one last shot’ is the best shot you end up taking. For Bin to Beauty a wildcard of kindness, deciding it ain’t over ‘till it’s over’ and…

South Africa Unites for Musa’s New Wheelchair; Success in Just 2 Days!

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyOctober 11, 2024October 11, 2024 275 0

In just two days, South Africans raised essential funds for wheelchair rugby player Musa to get a new wheelchair! A campaign started by his coach Ilan, who feared Musa’s chair…

Cape Town Hero Selflessly Saves Two People From Serious Sea Trouble

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyOctober 9, 2024October 11, 2024 4,618 0

Cape Town hero Brandon Janeka selflessly braved rough seas along the Table View coastline to save a woman from drowning as well as a man who had attempted to help…

School Travels Back in Time to Combat Digital Addiction! 

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyOctober 9, 2024October 9, 2024 1,677 0

Holy Rosary School for Girls began the year with a successful ‘phone-free’ campaign to combat digital addiction. Keeping the momentum going, they followed this challenge with another time-warping mission: giving…

Into The Wilds: From a Forgotten Space to Top Joburg Park

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyOctober 8, 2024October 8, 2024 8,160 0

Once a park people were cautioned about visiting, today The Wilds enjoys a gorgeous reputation; blossoming with community spirit, creativity and hope for Johannesburg. But how did this massive change…

Angela Yeung Climbs Ama Dablam to Raise Awareness about GBVF

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyOctober 2, 2024October 2, 2024 162 0

Angela Yeung is at her mountain expeditions once again, this time with Ama Dablam on her radar in a height-defying effort to raise awareness on gender-based violence femicide:   Koshi…

Chess Player Caleb Makes History for SA for ‘World Cup’ Debut

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguySeptember 30, 2024September 30, 2024 471 0

At 14 years old, chess player Caleb Levitan has made history for our country and become the youngest champ to represent South Africa at the World Cup of Chess—the Chess…

Visually Impaired Recyclers Help the Planet

by Ihsaan Haffejee @groundup_newsSeptember 25, 2024September 25, 2024 74 0

Activists with disabilities are raising awareness about climate change   Johannesburg (25 September 2024) — On a warm afternoon in Tembisa, local resident Phillip Masitenyane can be found knee deep…

Bravery in Bronze: Emile Conrad’s Success at World Firefighter Games 

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguySeptember 25, 2024September 25, 2024 625 0

Emile Conrad has made South Africa blaze with pride thanks to his bronze win at the World Firefighter Games where he ranked in the top 20 of the World’s Toughest…

Letchen du Plessis Makes SA So Proud at the Adaptive CrossFit Games

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguySeptember 25, 2024September 25, 2024 419 0

Letchen du Plessis hasn’t just earned gold at the Adaptive CrossFit Games. She’s overcome incredible adversity that included the loss of functioning in her leg, multiple surgeries, rehabilitation and most…