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These ‘Christmas Trees’ Are Our Favourite of the Season!

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyJanuary 15, 2024January 15, 2024 550 0

Our favourite kinds of Christmas Trees are the ones that meet more than what the eye can see, and these trees did exactly that this past festive season!   Western…

Upcycling Forgotten Materials into School Shoes: Shoose Life Steps Forward  

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyJuly 5, 2023July 5, 2023 1,448 0

Upcycling matters because now 5000 more students in South Africa have new schools shoes made from materials that would’ve gone to waste! Meet Shoose Life, the initiative stepping forward:  …

A Big Swim, Bigger Hearts! Retired Local Takes the Plunge for Worthy Causes

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyJune 14, 2023June 15, 2023 957 0

At 76, a retired KwaZulu-Natal local is ready to take the plunge for rhinos, rivers, rescuers and other organisations in need. He’ll be the oldest participant in the Oceans8 Charity…

Exhibition Imagines an Alternative Future For an Inclusive Cape Town

by Matthew Hirsch@groundup_newsJune 8, 2023June 8, 2023 587 0

Residents of Cissie Gool House have co-designed an exhibit at the Cape Institute for Architecture.   Cape Town, South Africa (08 June, 2023) — On Wednesday about 50 people braved…

Rooibos to the Rescue! The ‘Hottest Herb’ is Helping Fashion Slow Down

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyJune 7, 2023February 12, 2026 748 0

Rooibos is the ‘hottest herb’ of the season, and not just for tea. Fashion has taken a rooibos-led turn, and is slowing down because of it.   Global (07 June…

Local Barefooted Brother to Tackle Another Comrades Marathon for the Homeless

by Ashleigh Nefdt@goodthingsguyJune 6, 2023June 9, 2023 971 0

South Africa’s barefooted brother Graham Wells won’t lace up any sneakers for this year’s Comrades Marathon. Shoeless and ever-spirited, Wells will run barefoot again to raise funds for homeless communities….