Brent Lindeque, the guy behind “Good Things Guy”, South Africa’s top good news platform on social media, shared this statement:
Here are five things that happened this past week that should make you feel proud to be South African.
1. Akani Simbine and SA’s men’s 4x100m relay team sprinted their way into history, beating the USA and Canada, while our 4x400m men’s and women’s teams also won!
2. A 16-year-old from Limpopo (Bohlale Mphahlele) is going viral again for creating an earpiece (that looks like jewellery) to help fight GBV by taking pics of attackers and sending real-time alerts.
3. A proudly South African olive oil has just been named the best in the world.
4. 84 vultures have been rescued in Kruger thanks to quick-thinking heroes who jumped into action after a poisoning incident.
5. Our SA accent has been voted the 2nd sexiest in the world. Again.
Ja, I know about the “other” news that dominates our headlines. I see it too. I read the same stories. I feel the same frustration.
And I carry the same heaviness that so many South Africans do. I’m not blind to our reality… the potholes, the politics, and the pain. But alongside all of that, there are good things.
There is magic in our people. Brilliance in our youth. Courage in our communities. And hope… real, stubborn, beautiful hope in every corner of this country