It was just over one month ago when Brent Lindeque, South Africa’s Good Things Guy, approached retailer SPAR to pioneer the ‘Leave One Take One’ reusable shopping bag initiative which has now been implemented in over 60 stores nationwide. Now, retailer Woolworths has joined the trend, launching its ‘Bring a Bag, Take a Bag’ version. […]
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Good Things Guy and SPAR launch South Africa’s first “Leave One Take One” reusable shopping bag initiative
Brent Lindeque, South Africa’s Good Things Guy, has for the past year been lamenting the accumulation of recycled shopping bags growing in his cupboard, the car boot and every other available surface space in his house. But now there’s a solution. “We as South African consumers have gone from having a plastic shopping bag problem […]
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Meta partners with GoodThingsGuy as part of the inspiring #KindActsBigImpact campaign
In celebration of Random Acts of Kindness Day (RAK Day) on 17 February, Meta (formerly Facebook) has launched an inspiring campaign called #KindActsBigImpact in partnership with media publication GoodThingsGuy. The campaign aims to shine a spotlight on the power of kindness and how small acts of compassion can change people’s lives for the better. Started […]
Continue readingMore TagIt’s Random Acts of Kindness Week, and The Good Things Guy is named one of the world’s top 100 innovation success stories
This week, the 13th – 19th February is Random Acts of Kindness Week and international platform Innovations of the World.com has highlighted South Africa’s Good Things Guy, Brent Lindeque as one of the world’s top 100 innovation success stories and a shining example of the Random Acts of Kindness movement. The Good Things Guy will […]
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Good Things Guy launches cancer fundraiser with new look
South Africa’s Good Things Guy Brent Lindeque has undergone a massive transformation in aid of Cancervive, shearing 40 centimetres of his trademark curly locks for a sleeker, shorter look. “Along with the hair donation for Cancervive, and because it’s my birthday month I really want to extend the kindness movement,” says Brent Lindeque. “I’ve done […]
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The Good Things Guy named one of South Africa’s best podcasts
Ahead of International Podcast Day on the 30th September, Alcatel has shared some of South Africa’s favourite podcasts, ranging from news and banter to football and true crime. Among our nation’s favourites is South Africa’s Good Things Guy podcast by founder Brent Lindeque. “I’m so incredibly honoured to be named one of South Africa’s favourite […]
Continue readingMore TagThe Good Things Guy celebrates six years of sharing good news
Six years ago, one South African citizen turned a reckless challenge into a random act of kindness. Fast forward a few years and today the Good Things Guy platform reaches over four million people every month sharing good news stories about South Africa and ordinary South Africans. Good Things Guy founder Brent Lindeque says that […]
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This week’s mass lootings, riots and violence has rocked South Africans from all works of life both here at home and abroad. But despite the heartache of loss of life, income and employment, South Africans can always be counted on to come together in times of tragedy. “South Africans are one of the most resilient […]
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Wake Up South Africa and join the conversation on Clubhouse
Clubhouse is the latest social media platform to take South Africa by storm. Although this voice-based platform is by invite only and for now, only available to Apple users, five South African friends have launched Wake Up South Africa, a new breakfast talk show on Clubhouse from 08h00 – 09h00 every weekday. It’s a show […]
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Don’t get triggered
By: Brent Lindeque, South Africa’s Good Things Guy Please don’t get triggered. This is just my thoughts on financial and emotional well-being during this time, and it is just my opinion for those that care to read what is on my mind. Here goes… It’s bizarre to watch many parts of the world go into […]
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