Environment

Woman Uses Plastic Veggie Bags to Make Comfy Pet Beds for SPCA

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvJanuary 11, 2024January 12, 2024 954 0

Nelspruit SPCA volunteer Denise Mates de Villiers has been using veggie bags as stuffing to make easily washable pet beds.   Mbombela, South Africa (11 January 2024) – The Nelspruit…

Re.Bag.Re.Use Bags International Silver Award in New York for Working with Plastic

by Staff Writer@GoodThingsGuyJanuary 10, 2024January 10, 2024 630 0

Late last year, the Re.Bag.Re.Use team earned the silver at the International Stevie Awards® in New York.   South Africa (10 January 2024) – The Stevie Awards for Women in…

Bellville Library Showcases Climate Change Creativity

by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyJanuary 10, 2024January 10, 2024 713 0

The Bellville Library took on a new role recently as a gallery, where a visual feast of special up-cycled artworks from young creatives took centre stage:   Bellville, South Africa…

Greenpop Looks for Communities Needing Green Spaces This Year

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvJanuary 9, 2024November 4, 2024 438 0

Greenpop is expanding into a new project that will help communities have more green spaces; they need SA’s help to find the perfect spots.   South Africa (09 January 2024)…

Mtentu Lodge Stands Bravely as Community Life Force Against Mining 

by Ashleigh Nefdt@good thingguysJanuary 8, 2024January 8, 2024 3,197 0

Mtentu Lodge is a life force for its community, protecting its land from mining and its people from changing a way of life closely connected to nature:   Eastern Cape,…

Beachgoers Help Beach Cleaner Collect Kelp After Spring Tide

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvJanuary 4, 2024January 5, 2024 1,110 0

A group of beachgoers in Simon’s Town proved that many hands do make light work when a spring tide left beach cleaner Neville with piles of kelp to clear.  …

Champion of Camps Bay Cleans Up New Year’s Day Litter Loads

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyJanuary 4, 2024March 22, 2024 1,305 0

An unsung champion of Camps Bay—Joy Chimwemwe Chisemphere—helped fill up bags and bags of trash that rolled in with the New Year, resulting in his own personal record for the…

Egyptian Geese Family Were Safely Relocated Thanks to Community

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvJanuary 3, 2024January 3, 2024 1,500 0

Susan Webb came to the aid of an exhausted Egyptian Geese family, with help the geese were rounded up and released at a local dam.   Johannesburg, South Africa (03…

Final Mosaic Masterpiece Unveiled in Bellville’s De Lange Street!

by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeDecember 30, 2023January 7, 2024 2,075 0

De Lange Street in Bellville is radiating unity and heritage with the completion of a transformative mosaic installation.   Belville, South Africa (30 December 2023) – In a glorious culmination…

Hawks Arrest American Rhino Activist: A Victory for Conservation and Justice!

by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeDecember 30, 2023January 7, 2024 2,684 1

The Hawks’ arrest of a U.S. rhino activist highlights South Africa’s unwavering commitment to combating wildlife crime and championing conservation efforts.   Limpopo, South Africa (30 December 2023) – The…