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Brent Lindeque

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Before Good Things Guy, the online Good News site was born, Brent Lindeque did something. What started as a simple idea to try and better one person’s day, turned into a global event carried out by millions of people. The ‘RAK initiative’ was all about giving back & helping those in need.

It all started when Brent Lindeque, a young South African, turned the reckless drinking game Neknominations on its head – by using his nomination to instead perform a random act of kindness. By giving a homele…

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5 Stars and Full Hearts!! Edinburgh Falls for Ndlovu Youth Choir!

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A little piece of South Africa is making a very big impression in Scotland, where the Ndlovu Youth Choir is earning rave reviews and leaving audiences deeply moved. Edinburgh, Scotland (29 August 2026) – South Africa is currently taking centre stage at the biggest arts festival on the planet and the people lucky enough to be sitting in the audience cannot stop talking about what they are seeing.
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Joy, Happiness And Above All, Love! What a Beautiful Wish For All of Us!

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Plenty of difficult headlines competed for our attention this week… but beyond them were hundreds of stories about people helping, giving, creating and making life better for someone else. South Africa (29 August 2026) – This week has been heavy… in the news and my TikTok algorithms.
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He Made It! Arrie Rautenbach Completes Epic 4,000km Parkinson’s Ride!

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More than 4,000 kilometres, 8 countries and 661,159 pedal strokes later… Arrie Rautenbach has reached the North Cape and delivered a powerful message about living with Parkinson’s. South Africa (27 August 2026) – Earlier this month, we shared the story of former Absa CEO Arrie Rautenbach as he made his way across Europe on a bicycle, taking on the mammoth NorthCape4000 while living with Parkinson’s disease.
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