Good Things Guy
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SA’s Leading Good News Platform | Sharing Good Things Online, in Print, on Radio and TV | Changing the Conversation | Giving South Africans Balance
Joined May 2011
From a petrol attendant to a medical doctor… a South African story that is inspiring the world! -
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Mom and daughter surprise their domestic worker with a new house for Christmas! -
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Brad Binder - The first South African to win the MotoGP -
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SA Beekeepers Win at the 2023 UK National Honey Show -
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Must Read: Boy uses savings to buy bicycle for favourite petrol attendant -
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Don't Stop Believing: South Africans Rally Behind Mark Pilgrim And His Fight! -
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South African Hospital Celebrates Zero COVID patients! -
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Proudly SA!!! ❤️🇿🇦. Tatjana Schoenmaker Wins Olympic GOLD, Smashes WORLD RECORD!!!.
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Meet South Africa's first female African Cardiothoracic surgeon -
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Happy Birthday Arch - Desmond Tutu celebrates 89 years of being a positive force in South Africa! -
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Remembering Mark Pilgrim. A Friend To All in South Africa. -
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Petrol attendant pays for fuel to make sure woman gets home safely. restores faith in all South Africans! -
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From Beggar to Postgraduate: This is Lwazi's incredible story! -
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High School students use Matric Ball money to rather feed the hungry! -
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Sport has an incredible power to unite South Africa and this was beautifully demonstrated during last night's historic rugby match between South Africa. This could be the best rendition of our national anthem ever. Watch the emotional performance here:.
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For the first time ever, The Earthshot Prize is set to be held in South Africa. And, travelling across the pond for the prize-giving in Cape Town? None other than the Prince of Wales—Prince William!.
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South African Photographer Releases Beautiful Tribute to Mark Pilgrim! -
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Homeless second-hand booksellers join online store, make R16k during lockdown -
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Our Public Protector hero is back! Thuli Madonsela takes up social justice chair at Stellenbosch University -
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Team South Africa: Tatjana Schoenmaker Sets New Olympic Record!!! -
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Thank You to the Brave Firefighters for Tireless Efforts in Cape Blaze! -
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Meet the world's first Black African female fighter pilot from South Africa! -
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Cabbage Bandit Wins Pavement Garden Battle - Charges Dropped by State -
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South African sailor Kirsten Neuschäfer has just become the first woman to win the Golden Globe Race, a solo, round-the-world yacht race, and also won hearts by rescuing a fellow competitor whose boat had sunk. Read the full story here:.
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South Africans knitted thousands of scarves to leave in public places for those in need -
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Teacher Took Class into Parking Lot and Taught them to Change a Tyre -
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Young artist goes viral for Grade 12 final exhibition, his talent is incredible! -
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Zirk Botha Finishes World Record 7200km Solo Transatlantic Row in 70 days -
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Mark Pilgrim Shares that Latest Scans Show His Tumours are Shrinking -
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South Africans Are Crowdfunding To Pay Olympians Bonuses For Their Medals -
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As #CasterSemenya prepares to take her fight against testosterone regulation to Switzerland, South Africa is rallying behind her!. We LOVE you Caster!. Proudly South African and PROUD of South Africa!!! ❤️🇿🇦
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Johnny Clegg would have been 67 today so we're sharing this again. More than 50 artists recorded a special version of Clegg’s soulful track, “The Crossing.”. Watch the incredible video here:.
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Proudly South African: Tatjana Schoenmaker Wins Silver in 100m breaststroke!!! -
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My Octopus Teacher Documentary Nominated for an Oscar -
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Whiskey Just Got All His Medical Bills Paid And Food Donated For a Year!!! -
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South African farmers answer the call of looming hunger crisis -
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Midrand SPCA Inspector Rescues Dog from Fast Lane on Highway -
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Western Cape Hospital COVID-Free After Discharging Last Patient With Virus! -
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Just like the Bokke keep showing us, South Africans are truly stronger when we stand together. And it was this unity that shone brightly over Heritage Day when South Africans from all walks of life rallied behind @janbraai.
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South Africans are getting hot under the collar after East London’s famous Hot Cop, Devan Cox, shared a selfie. Many are even considering committing a crime or two…. Read the full story here: 📸: Officer Devan Cox
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Turns out if you know this mattress/fabric design. you are most probably South African (like ja no definitely). Happy Heritage Day South Africa! ❤️🇿🇦
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Prof Thuli Madonsela is Climbing Table Mountain to Keep Student Dreams Alive -
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Who Needs A Beach? Fourways Resident Vacations by His Pothole! -
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Good News!!! South African Rowers Qualify For Olympics!!!! -
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Happy Birthday Jeremy Mansfield. You have always supported @GoodThingsGuy! And we love you to bits. Hope you feel all the love South Africa is sending your way today.
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From studying under a streetlamp to 2 degrees & 7 distinctions! This is a story of how we help each other rise! -
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Gift of the Givers Co-Founder Graduates with Master’s in Counselling Psychology -
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The Comrades Pair That Finished Last, But First in Kindness -
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Watch: Prince Harry Asks Stellies Choir For a Group Hug! -
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Remembering Dawn Lindberg - a South African Icon and Legend! -
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10 times the Hyde Park petrol pump message board gave us all hope! -
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A different perspective. And something that perhaps we should all follow. #BlackFriday #BuyNothingDay
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Dear Mr President - open letter from Thuli Madonsela is going viral! -
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SPAR in Plettenberg Bay offers shelf space to local businesses who cannot open -
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The Kiffness Just Raised R100,000 For SPCA With His 'Silly' Cat Songs! -
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This South African wedding while in lockdown is amazing (and will make you cry) -
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Stellenbosch Municipality Installs Solar to Stop Loadshedding in Town -
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Proudly SA!!! Chad Le Clos Secures Spot in 200m Butterfly! -
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Thuli Madonsela successfully summits Kilimanjaro for a good cause! -
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Massive "We Love You South Africa" Banner Appears on Table Mountain! -
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50 South African musicians came together to honour Johnny Clegg -
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Canadian Donates R20 Million in Her Will to South Africa's Sea Rescue Organisation! -
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Mom sells buckets of biscuits so daughter can become a pilot -
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Senekal Continue To Inspire SA By Working Together to Heal Their Town! -
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Mark Pilgrim Gets Standing Ovation After Winning at SA Radio Awards! -
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South Africa scoops the title in international Barista competition! -
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The Petrol Pump Oracle is Closing its Doors - Here Are 10 Times it Inspired Us! -
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Photo Goes Viral of Restaurant Manager Crying During the President's National Address! -
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Eastern Cape Petrol Attendant Graduates Class of 2021 with Law Degree -
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When South Africans are called upon, they show up. This weekend, a bizarre spring snowstorm left thousands stranded – including my parents. But once again, our nation united in the face of disaster.
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Remembering the Arch! Nobel Peace Prize-winning Archbishop dies aged 90. -
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The SPCA took in pets of homeless people. seeing them reunited is everything! -
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Kind man buys little girl new uniform, pays for her school fees for life! -
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Our hearts are broken. Johnny Clegg, you were an icon and a hero. Rest in peace. Here is the tribute when 50 South African musicians came together to honour him.
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Moved to provide relief in a moment of chaos and desperation, trucker Miriam Mzangaza selflessly shared her meagre supplies of coffee and cornflakes with stranded families on the N3 in KZN.
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Update: South Africans Raise R100,000 in 1 Hour To Gift Olympic Athletes! -
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Dricus du Plessis Makes History as the First South African Middleweight Champion! -
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The Springboks and All Blacks United to Visit Rhino Orphans -
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The Burj Khalifa lit up with the South African flag this evening, in solidarity in our global fight against COVID-19 & to honour Freedom Day in SA. “It’s the world in union! The world as one. as we climb to reach our destiny. A new age has begun.”. Photo Cred: @gabby_melissa
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We "Bokken" did it!!! . Springboks crowned as champions in 2019 Rugby World Cup final! . Proudly South African. and PROUD of South Africa! . #ProudlySA #GoodThings #LoveSouthAfrica ❤️🇿🇦
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Mighty Mack is Officially Cancer-Free After 339 Days of Fighting -
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Former cricketer stopped on the highway to coach a game of cricket! -
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Joburg restaurant turns into old school Roadhouse Drive-In under lockdown! -
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3,600 South Africans have just had their entire mortgage scrapped! -
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Netherlands Becomes First Country in the World to Home All Stray Dogs! -
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The best thing you will see today: Ndlovu Youth Choir perform with P!nk -
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Cape Town mom becomes SA's first female Audi master technician!!! -
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Gabriella Nel Just Became the Youngest South African to Summit Everest -
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Alwyn Uys became First Paraplegic Swimmer to cross from Robben Island -
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SA's Magnificent 5 lauded as heroes for walking hours to get dog to safety -
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Johannesburg OUTsurance Pointsmen contract extended -
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Watch: Hilarious Afrikaans Advert Goes Viral And We Cannot Stop Laughing! -
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Sho Majozi being surprised by John Cena is the funniest thing you will see today! -
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Watch: The Kiffness Teams Up with the Springboks to Release Epic New Song! -
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My Octopus Teacher Wins Best Documentary at BAFTA's -
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Mastercard to Donate R1 Million to Gift of the Givers for SA relief! -
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Door of Hope share beautiful image of little girl waiting for her new parents -
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City of Cape Town backs #LightSARed campaign - plea to the President to open the economy!!! -
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In 2019 - just months before he passed - Johnny & Jesse Clegg joined harmonies on this beautiful song. Johnny would have been 67 today. We remember the South African icon for all the good things he did. Watch the heartfelt music video here:.
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