Good Things with Brent Lindeque

Kim Stephens – one of our favourite writers in South Africa – has really helped South Africa deal with the trauma of the past two years with humour, and we love that she is keeping it up in 2022, but this time in a WHOLE book! The incredibly talented writer gave us the "Top 10 middle-class quarantine categories", a hilarious depiction of "how confusing level 4 actually was", the "beauty truths of...

The Tshemba Foundation gives medical professionals (local and abroad) the chance to give back to the community, help those in dire need of medical attention, and find their love of the art of medicine again. Their volunteer programme at Moditlo private game reserve is one of a kind. Medical specialists stay at the five-star doctor's refuge free of charge while they explore Hoedspruit and work at t...

What happens when two hosts get inside the same studio to chat about podcasting, South Africa and all the good things in-between? They realise that perspective, kindness and communication can change the world! Yup… the future of podcasting is that it is the perfect medium to talk, listen and make a positive difference! Listen as Brent Lindeque gets interviewed (and interviews) Kev Sanders, a fello...

Daniel Weber and his family are sharing a tragic story about their 2-year-old son Conner to increase awareness towards raising funds for the Hospital via The Children’s Hospital Trust. Connor passed away after drowning in a bucket filled with water stored outside the house during the droughts in Cape Town. “We rushed to the Emergency Centre at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, a memo...

Devon Brough’s life has been nothing short of a roller-coaster ride. The son of a member of the 70's all-girl band Clout should've been living his best life, but has spent the majority of his adult existence caged in a prison of fear, engulfed in a darkness so dense he could barely see himself putting one foot in front of the other. An unending battle with alcoholism and addiction held Devon in a...

Author Constantinos Carastavrakis, known to his friends as Costa, talks to Brent Lindeque about his life story: growing up Greek and gay in Joburg; suffering trauma and falling into a devastating crystal meth addiction. From Meth Addiction to Marathons: It's a South African story of healing. Costa brings light and humour to the darkness of addiction and shows that true body, mind and spirit recove...

In a recent survey conducted in January 2022, the majority of South Africans indicated that they save less than 15% of their salaries, while 35% indicated that they don’t save at all. This means many South Africans will not be able to retire (or else have to lower their standard of living considerably) as there will not be funds to rely on. This scenario usually paints a gloomy picture, as people...

The South African National Blood Service and Western Cape Blood Service recently came together to showcase how they intend to save more lives using drone technology. That’s right… blood will be delivered by drones in South Africa! Jonathan Louw, CEO of the South African National Blood Service, joined Brent Lindeque in studio to chat about blood in SA as well as this new incredible technology. All...

Poverty is like a punishment for a crime you didn’t commit… especially when we look at the children who suffer these circumstances. Every child deserves to be loved, taken care of, and enjoy Christmas time. Every child deserves a Santa Shoebox!  The Santa Shoebox Project was started in 2006 as a way for people to provide gifts to children who often go without during the festive season. The first r...

There are no words that have been invented to explain what it’s like to lose a child. The nightmarish heartache of it. The unexplainable trepidation that follows. The child may be gone, but the years the child were meant to live remain behind, solid in the mind like an aging ghost. There are no words. Natalie Beveridge is a mother who recently lost her child “Tiny the Mighty”, but a mother who has...

There are the cutest teddy bears being made locally which not create jobs but also much-needed awareness for Rare Diseases South Africa. The Rare Bear Project is all about supporting their community. From providing support to families with rare diseases, to creating jobs and income-generating opportunities to the women of Kya Sands. 100% of any income goes straight back into this project. Megan Hu...

From She-Hulk to MoonKnight, Obi-Wan Kanobi, Hocus Pocus 2, Will Smith’s Welcome to Earth, The new Mighty Ducks series, The Mandalorian, WandaVision, and so many more… Disney+ has just launched in South Africa, and I am lucky and honoured to have an exclusive interview with Christine Service. The GM of Disney Africa joined the Good Things Guy podcast to tell us a bit more about this incredible str...

On Thursday the 27th of September, Karen Landi became a crime statistic. The day started like any other for her… some charity work, looking after South Africa’s most vulnerable, and most importantly teaching the youth of today to be better tomorrow. Little did she know that as the sun set, she would be beaten, bruised and pushed to the brink of breaking in a violent hijacking that forced her to lo...

On an evening in December 1994, an extraordinary event took place in Alison’s ordinary life. She was abducted by two men and taken to the outskirts of the coastal city of Port Elizabeth in South Africa, where they raped and brutally assaulted her. She was stabbed in the abdomen more than 30 times, and her throat was slit from side to side. The men left her for dead in the bushes. But somehow, she...

What exactly are these proposed new health regulations? Why are South Africans so angry? And where do we go from here? Graeme Codrington joins Good Things Guy to chat about the state of the nation.  Yeah, it's a controversial conversation but there are three key points that stand out: Get the facts. Keep holding the government accountable. Never stop!!!  And most importantly, work together - as a...

Good Things Guy partnered with Meta, and over the last couple of weeks, we’ve asked South Africans to send in their feel-good-lekker stories so we could share them with you. And this week, we’re featuring Naomi Schauer, who used WhatsApp to create a kindness movement that connects people to each other, to resources, opportunities and support. This is CONECKT! All about South Africa's Good News Pod...

In 2005, Shaun Hide was knocked down on the highway after experiencing trouble with his vehicle. He was dragged for approximately 900 meters and spent 3 months in hospital. Shaun's led a relatively normal life since then and achieved so much with a 'broken' body, even learning to walk on his own. But a few months ago things started going horribly wrong and Shaun began losing feeling in his legs an...

Miles Kubheka has always had the desire to make a meaningful mark on the world and in 2012 he became the first person in the entire world to create a business based on a TV advert. The advert was about a character named “Vuyo” who starts off selling wors rolls from a food cart and then makes it “beeeg”. Miles innovatively trademarked the Vuyo’s brand and actually opened the first Vuyo’s restaurant...

#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. The woman’s family and friends couldn’t offer her the support she needed, she had lost her job...

Kim Nicola Stephens is fast becoming our favourite author during South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown… because we need laughter more now than anything! She has given us the top 10 middle-class quarantine categories, a hilarious depiction of how confusing level 4 actually is, the beauty truths of the burbs during the lockdown, the runners versus smokers debacle and she weighed in (hilariously) about ho...

Brands rarely step out of the box to be brave with new ideas, but when Mike Sharman and Glen Biderman-Pam pitched an idea to bring a South African version of the Tinder Swindler to life in a hilarious skit, the Sixty60 team didn't blink for a second and the return on that has been massive!  They didn't know the "Simon-Tells-All" would be such a big hit, but they pitched the idea, and the brand was...

You may know her best for her outspoken comments on most social topics, under the pseudonym “Drama Delinquent”, but Natasha Huckfield is not just about shock-twitter… she’s also about helping, and she’s going us on the Good things guy podcast to talk about her good CV deeds. Natasha saw a tweet from an HR manager openly discussing how they throw away CVs if they don't look good. It upset her so mu...

In January 2022, Discovery celebrated a significant milestone - one million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered through its nine vaccination sites. Set up as surge capacity sites in the early stages of the government-led COVID-19 vaccination programme in South Africa, these sites have administered COVID-19 vaccinations to all South Africans, whether covered by private health insurance or not. This...

Riaan Manser is taking another group of Matriculants to Antarctica on a once in a lifetime expedition! The ‘Matrics in Antarctica‘ competition provided every single matric student in South Africa with the chance to enter to become one of the five lucky matrics to go on a five-day scientific adventure to Antarctica. On entry, participants had to answer the question: “What will exploration of the An...

Are they a real production company? No. Have they made a documentary before? No. Are they prepared to drive 2 Tuk-Tuks from the Equator to Cape Town?… Ummm, that would be a ‘No’ as well. Kenya may have been removed from the UK’s red list – but Africa is bleeding without tourists. The impact of 18 months of lockdown has been devastating. Revenue from tourism is central to the conservation of some o...