Africa

Fashion From Waste Initiative Re.Bag.Re.Use Up for a Top Award

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyApril 27, 2025April 25, 2025 414 0

Re.Bag.Re.Use is a ‘fashion from waste’ initiative that’s long been turning plastic into magic. Now, the team have crocheted their way to a spot in the finalists’ list for an…

Indigenous Tree Day to Unite Countries for a Greener Future

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyApril 13, 2025April 11, 2025 425 0

Indigenous Tree Day is on the way. It’s not just about planting these kinds of trees either (though that alone is essential). African countries came together to get the movement…

14 South African Entrepreneurs Win Prestigious Forty Under 40 Africa Awards!

by Staff Writer@GoodThingsGuyMarch 17, 2025March 17, 2025 2,055 0

14 inspiring South Africans are making waves in the entrepreneurial world, and their respective fields are shining at the recent Forty Under 40 Africa Awards.   Johannesburg, South Africa (17…

Book Review: Scott Ramsay Captures the ‘Spirit of Africa’ in New Book

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvMarch 3, 2025March 3, 2025 822 0

Striking photography from the top of mountains, down in the plains and breathtaking overviews from the helicopter’s vantage point, Scott Ramsay has captured the soul of Africa in his latest…

“Surfing Saved My Life”: Muizenberg’s Paul Sampson Secures 1st Place at Africa Surf Tour Event

by Nothando Mthembu@GoodThingsGuyFebruary 28, 2025February 28, 2025 483 0

Paul Sampson’s story is of a young man dealt a hard life as a child but refusing to let it define him. From a challenging past marked by poverty, he…

DKMS Africa Get Major Nod At The Marketing Achievement Awards

by Staff Writer@GoodThingsGuyFebruary 16, 2025March 6, 2025 279 0

Charities need marketing too so when DKMS Africa heard they got named as a qualifier at the Marketing Achievement Awards, they were overjoyed!   South Africa (16 February 2025) –…

Adam Hits R16K Fundraising Mark in Tanzania Cycling Across Africa For Waves For Change

by Nothando Mthembu@GoodThingsGuyFebruary 4, 2025February 3, 2025 349 0

Adam Jacobs, a Cape Town resident, is on an extraordinary two-year cycling journey across Africa, all for a cause close to his heart – to raise funds for Waves for…

New Podcast Tells the Stories of Incredible African Leaders 

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyJanuary 26, 2025January 26, 2025 399 0

A new podcast launched by the Mandela Rhodes Foundation is telling the stories of incredible African leaders, taking listeners behind the scenes and into the lives of remarkable trailblazers.  …

First a Local ‘The Office’, Now ‘Superstore’ Gets a South African Spin!

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyJanuary 15, 2025January 15, 2025 535 0

If ‘Superstore’ was your comfort show, we’ve got some good news. A South African spin of the comedy hit is coming soon!   South Africa (15 January 2025) — Fans…

Elephants Alive Shepherd Programme: A New Approach to Human-Elephant Harmony

by Staff Writer@GoodThingsGuyDecember 3, 2024December 4, 2024 352 0

Elephants Alive, elephant shepherd Handry Mathebula, shares how he keeps future-big-tusker Tussle out of trouble and danger.   Southern Africa (03 December 2024) – An international scientific report published this…