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      Second Chances

      Buddy Boy The Singing Rescue Pup is Stealing Hearts with His Harmonies

      Buddy Boy The Singing Rescue Pup is Stealing Hearts with His Harmonies

      by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeDecember 30, 2025January 1, 2026 5,708 0

      Tam’s voice tells a story of letting go. Buddy Boy’s howl tells a story of being found. Together, they’re creating something that feels nothing short of magic.   Western Cape,…

      South Africans Fully Fund Pit Bull Sanctuary for the First Time in 7½ Years

      Good Things Come to Good South Africans: The Rescue Team Turning Pain Into Possibility

      by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeNovember 19, 2025 381 0

      These dogs have survived more than most of us could imagine… yet at The Pit Bull Sanctuary, they’re proving just how powerful healing can be.   Johannesburg, South Africa (19…

      Duma the Elephant Finds Freedom After 40 Years

      A Year of Freedom: How Duma the Elephant is Healing After 40 Years in Captivity

      by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeSeptember 25, 2025November 5, 2025 4,484 0

      What a difference a year (and real freedom) makes… this is Duma, the elephant’s journey to freedom!   South Africa (25 September 2024) – After more than forty years in…

      Izzy Kim Nicola Stephens | Kindness Baby Bag Miracle baby R24,6 Million Baby Home ten - Maqawe Mpabanga

      From Abandonment to Belonging: Inside the Baby Home Changing Lives Forever

      by Joanne Teunissen@GoodThingsGuyAugust 22, 2025 484 0

      “Adopting a child won’t change the world, but for that child, the world will change.” That phrase is powerful but as Professor Thuli Madonsela reminds us, perhaps it’s even bigger…

      How Anton Haig’s Greatest Win Came After the Game

      How Anton Haig’s Greatest Win Came After the Game

      by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindeque July 18, 2025 631 0

      From golfing with legends to battling addiction, Anton Haig has walked a road few see… and even fewer survive. But where many fall, he chose to rise.   Johannesburg, South…

      Because Every Tail Deserves a Happy Ending: Help Save Pets With Dr Viljoen

      Because Every Tail Deserves a Happy Ending: Help Save Pets With Dr Viljoen

      by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeJune 3, 2025June 24, 2025 1,247 0

      With a heart full of compassion and a decade of experience, Dr Viljoen is stepping up to help the pets who need her most, even when their families can’t afford the…

      Grief Family

      A Childhood of Pain, a Heart Full of Purpose: Mandy-Lee And Her Story of Hope!

      by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeJune 1, 2025June 1, 2025 1,257 0

      This isn’t just a story about homelessness. It’s a story about humanity. And it begins with Mandy-Lee, a woman who couldn’t turn her back on pain… even when it wasn’t…

      Safe

      Safe Space of Second Chances Celebrates Its First Birthday 

      by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguy April 23, 2025April 23, 2025 262 0

      A safe space—one where second chances at life become possible—is celebrating a full year of bringing hope to those experiencing homelessness in Durbanville:   Durbanville, South Africa (23 April 2025)…

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