Good Things with Brent Lindeque
A weekly good news show dedicated to telling good news stories from South Africa to the world. We always believe there is a bit of good and we're here to tell you all about it.
After The Kidnapping: Exclusive First Interview With Baby Eden’s Mom
It’s a story that rocked the nation. On the 2nd of May 2018, the Pink Ladies (an organisation for Missing Children in South Africa) issued a kidnapped child alert after it was alleged that a domestic worker took a Baby named Eden, tied on her back with a light blue…
Helping Each Other: Why Giving In South Africa Is So Important!
South Africa's facing a tough time when it comes to charity… we've almost become numb to the reality of what our country has to deal with every single day, but it is still our reality. If we want better neighbourhoods, we need to be better neighbours. Kelly McGillivray has been…
Land Expropriation And A Constitutional Conversation!
This week on the Good Things Guy podcast, Brent Lindeque chats with a lawyer who majors in the South African Constitution. The biggest thing Brent has learnt about the current “Land expropriation without compensation” debate is that many South Africans have NO IDEA how our Constitution works, or what our…
"Don't Make Notes, Make Actions!" Catching up with Richard Mulholland!!!
Richard Mulholland kicked off his career as a rock n roll roadie, then started South Africa's largest presentation firm, Missing Link and co-founded 21Tanks, SA's first perspective lab. Richard is a highly regarded international speaker. He’s written books; spent time on various radio and TV shows and has a Youtube…
John Tsenoli – It’s the long road that leads us home!
While still riding high on the success of his debut single release 'I’m Just a Boy' -that has already reached over 7 million listeners on South African radio, John Tsenoli has just dropped his next single, Long Road, available across all digital platforms since Friday. The same hit-making team, Ryno…
"If it bleeds, it leads but if it's good it should." - Mandy Wiener
Listen as the Good Things Guy delves into who the "real" bad guys are, how Mandy Wiener deals with intimidation when speaking to thugs, gangsters and corrupt officials and how the average South African can help fight corruption and state capture. This is us finding the good things in her…
The Incredible Journey of the 67 Blankets Movement!!!!
In 2013, she was hosting a birthday lunch for her husband, the insurance entrepreneur Douw Steyn, and one of the guests was Zelda La Grange, former PA to Nelson Mandela. From a casual chat on that day, came the inspiration for an idea that's since turned into a global phenomenon…
From Para to Dakar: Joey Evans joins the Good Things Guy
For Joey Evans, participating in extreme racing isn’t just a question of passion, it’s first and foremost a story of determination. The incredible South African made headlines after beating all the odds following a terrible accident and went from a paraplegic to racing the actual Dakar. And now he’s joining…
STROOP – SA Rhino Poaching Documentary Winning ALL The Awards!
Two women left their jobs, sold their homes, moved in with their parents and worked for four years to make a film about Rhino Poaching… and the documentary keeps winning incredible international accolades! Bonné de Bod and director Susan Scott risked their lives, placing themselves in incredible danger to document…
Seeing South Africa Through The Eyes of a Tourist!
Amelia Goodhead lives in the midlands in the UK working on her blog xameliax.com and full-time Youtube, both focusing on international Luxury Lifestyle. Her creative platforms have been shortlisted for the Cosmopolitan Blog Awards and shortlisted for Best Vlogger in the Blogger's Lounge Awards… Amelia has travelled the world over but…
Kirsten Landman And Taking On The Dakar!
Kirsten Landman is a professional offroad and hard-enduro rider from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa who has just been named the "hero of the Dakar 2023". We were lucky enough to catch up with Landman in 2020, just before she took on her first Dakar. The interview is still as good (and…
What to do after Black Friday... #GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesdaySA is a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organisations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. Following the widely recognised shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, this year’s #GivingTuesdaySA will take place on November 25th and will kick off the…
Food Selfies, Gordon Ramsey and doing good!
Christy Strever has been crowned the “Food Selfie Queen” of South Africa, and we are absolutely in love! Strever’s story is both interesting and unique and something that South Africa should all be celebrating. Her photos are absolutely incredible - and that’s not just our opinion; Gordon Ramsey thinks so…
Angel Jones, The Homecoming Revolution And Reversing Brain Drain!
After matriculating as Deputy Head Girl of Roedean, Angel obtained a double major BA in Economics and English at UCT. She then spent seven years working for M&C Saatchi Advertising in London, where she heard Mandela speak at Trafalgar Square. She was inspired by his words, “I love you all…
#DriveHope - Small Acts of Kindness With Real Big Change!
#DriveHope was created from a desperate cry for help in a post on Facebook. When Karen Denny, Divisional Executive for Liberty’s Digital Marketing team, first read it, her heart sank. An elderly woman had anonymously poured her heart out, searching for help after she was sexually assaulted by a relative…
Meet Jo Black – a South African hipster with the biggest heart!
Meet Jo Black… a South African Afrikaans hipster who sings, stands up at schools to talk about fighting against bullying and found a love for aquariums during the lockdown. Oh, he also started a show with Danny Painter! Jo Black, the South African Afrikaans Hipster who went viral globally with…
Thuli Madonsela - The Pursuit of Social Justice in South Africa!
As we marked a year of the lockdown in South Africa, Brent got to chat to Thuli Madonsela about her pursuit of social justice. Advocate Madonsela helped draft the final constitution of South Africa in 1996. She was the Public Protector of South Africa for over 7 years, was named…
From A Wheelchair to The Top of Everest… An Inspirational South African Story!
Robby Kojetin is an ordinary guy with an extraordinary story. In 2006 Robby broke both ankles in a climbing accident, permanently damaging both ankles and putting him in a wheelchair for the longest year of his life. With crippling debt, severe depression and constant pain, Robby spiralled into an abyss…
Everything You Need to Know About Imagined Earth – An App That Pays You to Recycle!
Imagined Earth is a revolutionary company that has introduced reverse vending machines into South Africa which effectively pay you to recycle! The world generates at least 3.5 million tons of plastic and other solid waste a day, 10 times the amount it did a century ago. Fortunately, there’s a growing…
Forgiveness in the face of a killer
Candice Mama met the Apartheid assassin who brutally took her father's life, but instead of hatred, she felt love and shared the experience in an open letter to SA, encouraging forgiveness. Since then she’s become a Forgiveness Advocate and been named Vogue Magazine's one of 33 Most Inspiring Women alongside…