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      Barbers

      Watch: Barbers Kickstart Durban Man’s Dream With a Free Haircut and Surprise 

      by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyJune 3, 2023July 1, 2023 1,620 0

      Knowing the passionate street hustler around the corner from their shop in Durban dreams of starting his own car wash, barbers teamed up to surprise and transform him into the…

      Melkbosstrand

      Kind Neighbour Determined to Help Families Left With the Clothes on Their Backs

      by Staff Writer@goodthingsguyJune 2, 2023 710 0

      If Marcelle Viljoen hadn’t moved down the road, her home in Melkbosstrand would’ve burnt with the rest of her neighbours’ homes last month. Refusing to let them struggle alone, she…

      Lavender Hill

      On the Third Floor of An Art Gallery, Lavender Hill Was Reframed

      by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyJune 2, 2023June 2, 2023 814 0

      Lavender Hill isn’t often associated with art or heroes. Its name is usually framed with crime, statistics and hardship. But, a movement is changing that, one photograph at a time!…

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      How Cycling is Changing Lives in a KZN Community

      by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyJune 2, 2023September 4, 2024 628 0

      Thousands of children in rural KwaZulu-Natal are about to experience the joy and freedom of cycling, especially in a region where walking to school can take up to two hours….

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      Vending Machines With Free Menstrual Products Empower Thousands in SA

      by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyMay 31, 2023 1,414 0

      Future-thinking teams and vending machines are working together to tackle period poverty across South Africa. Thanks to the vending machines with free sanitary products, over 4000 women have access to…

      Karate

      Coffee Shop Helps Make a Local Karate Kid’s Dream Come True

      by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyMay 30, 2023 967 0

      After being bullied for a lot of his young life, Christo started karate. He would find he was pretty good at it; good enough to compete in the World Champs…

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      Thousands Turn Out to Carry the Baton for Autism In Gqeberha

      by Staff Writer@goodthingsguyMay 29, 2023May 29, 2023 1,667 0

      Thousands hit the ground running to make a difference and carry the community baton for Autism at this year’s SPAR Women’s Challenge in Gqeberha!   Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa…

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      The ‘Dear Intern’ Trend Is Back; The Support Rookie Employees Need

      by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyMay 25, 2023May 25, 2023 2,445 0

      After a big company tweeted about a mistake their intern made (kindly) people began to share their own ‘professional misadventures’ because we all make mistakes. The ‘Dear Intern’ trend is…

      Mitchell's Plain

      Brick by Brick, Design26’s Dream is to Rebuild Mitchell’s Plain for Women

      by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyMay 21, 2023May 19, 2023 583 0

      Design26 Foundation is rallying the troops to raise funds for a community skills training centre, set to empower young women in Mitchell’s Plain to take charge of their futures.  …

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      Former Survivor SA Winner is Doing the Lawns’ Work For His Community  

      by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyMay 15, 2023February 9, 2024 6,570 0

      After helping one neighbour in her 80s by mowing her lawn, this former Survivor SA winner tackled lawn after lawn in his community until it became a ‘mowvement’. The tribe…

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